How Many Human Papillomavirus Types Do We Need to Screen For?. (17th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sundström, Karin; Dillner, Joakim
• Is Part Of: Journal of infectious diseases. Volume 223:Number 9(2021)
• Page Start: 1510
• Page End: 1511
• Publication Date: 2020-09-17
• Subjects: human papillomavirus -- cervical cancer -- cervical screening; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa587
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1899

Abstract

Abstract : In population-based cervical screening, human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, and 52 are associated with >85% of HPV-associated cervical cancers. For 8 other types currently screened for, together found in <2% of these cancers, screening may be debatable.