Prevalence of High-Risk Genotypes of Human Papillomavirus: Women Diagnosed with Premalignant and Malignant Pap Smear Tests in Southern Ecuador

• Main Authors: Paola Dalgo Aguilar (Author), Cisne Loján González (Author), Ana Córdova Rodríguez (Author), Katherine Acurio Páez (Author), Ana Paulina Arévalo (Author), Jana Bobokova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary infectious agent for the development of cervical cancer, although the presence of the virus alone is insufficient for viral development and proliferation; this can be attributed to the increase in potential oncogenic risk, along with other risk factors. In t...