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Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov;112(5):979-89.
Lindau ST, Drum ML, Gaumer E, Surawska H, Jordan JA.
University of Chicago Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. slindau@uchicago.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence, genotypes, and individual-level correlates of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) among women aged 57-85.
METHODS: Community-residing women (N=1,550), aged 57-85, were drawn from a nationally representative probability sample. In-home interviews and biomeasures, including a self-collected vaginal specimen, were obtained between 2005 and 2006. Specimens were analyzed for high-risk HPV DNA using Hybrid Capture 2; of 1,028 specimens provided, 1,010 were adequate for analysis. All samples testing positive were analyzed for HPV DNA by L1 consensus polymerase chain reaction followed by type-specific hybridization.