Objectives: To assess the performance indicators of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)
and visual inspection with Lugol's iodine (VILI) in four Latin American centres participating in …

A series of 176 archival cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) was analysed for the
presence, viral load and integration status of 'high-risk'types of human papillomavirus (HR …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been considered to be an etiologic factor for anogenital
cancers, such as cervical cancer and possibly a subset of cancers of the aerodigestive tract …

Cervical cancer is the fourth largest malignant tumor among women in the world. Human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection can lead to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and …

Little is known about the dynamics of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and subsequent
development of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2/3), particularly in …

Background: Integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA has been considered a late
event in cervical carcinogenesis. However, integrated forms of HPV were recently detected …

We have previously shown that high human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 load in Papanicolaou
smears negative for dysplasia is strongly associated with risk for carcinoma in situ (CIS) of …

The microscopic phenotype of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) reflects a fine balance
between factors that promote or reduce CIN development. A shortcoming of the current …

We investigated short‐term persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among
2,408 women with low‐grade or equivocal cytological abnormalities followed for 24 months …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is thought to be a necessary but not sufficient cause
of most cases of cervical cancer. Since oral contraceptive use for long durations is …