Abstract
Background: The PATER study assessed the frequency of high-risk (HR) and low-risk (LR) human papillomavirus (HPV) in HPV-induced lesions in patients with borderline cytology. Methods: This retrospective observational cohort study was designed to evaluate ASCUS patients detected through a local cervical cancer screening programme and referred to the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital in Bologna, in the period between January 2000 and December 2007. Results: In 1047 patients aged 38.4±Â±9.6 years (range 23"65 years), 34.8% (n=364) was positive for HR- or LR-HPV DNA. The mean age of women with HPV infection was significantly lower compared with the negative group (36. 8±Â±9.4 versus 39.3±Â±9.6 years; p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 569-578 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Medical Research and Opinion |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Borderline cytology
- Cervical cancer screening
- CIN lesions
- HR-HPV
- LR-HPV
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)