Are human papillomavirus dna prevalences providing high-flying estimates of infection? An international survey of HPV detection on environmental surfaces

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 627-

  Smelov, Vitlay ^a,b   Eklund, Carina ^a   Muanddie, Laila Sara Arroyo ^a   Hultin, Emilie ^a   Dillner, Joakim ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NORTH WESTERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I I MECHNIKOV   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; VIRUS DNA;

AIRPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 84891849358     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051280     Document Type: Letter

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