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. 1997 Sep;24(8):456-60.
doi: 10.1097/00007435-199709000-00003.

Clearance of cervical human papillomavirus infection by treatment for cervical dysplasia

L J Bollen  1 , S P Tjong-A-Hung, J van der Velden, B W Mol, K Boer, F J ten Kate, O P Bleker, J ter Schegget
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Clearance of cervical human papillomavirus infection by treatment for cervical dysplasia

L J Bollen et al. Sex Transm Dis. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) after treatment for cervical dysplasia.

Study design: The presence of HPV was investigated in cervical scrapes of 91 patients, before and after treatment, using consensus primers in the polymerase chain reaction.

Results: Before treatment for cervical dysplasia, 89 of 91 patients (98%) were HPV-positive compared with 28 of 91 patients (31%) after treatment. The HPV type present before treatment was found in the scrapes of only 9 of 89 patients (10%). Detection of HPV after treatment was associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and incomplete conization.

Conclusion: The HPV type present before treatment was frequently cleared by treatment for cervical dysplasia.

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