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SUBMITTER: Tesfalul M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3999226 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tesfalul Martha M Simbiri Kenneth K Wheat Chikoti M CM Motsepe Didintle D Goldbach Hayley H Armstrong Kathleen K Hudson Kathryn K Kayembe Mukendi K MK Robertson Erle E Kovarik Carrie C
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 20140501 4
<h4>Objective</h4>The primary aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of select oncogenic viruses within vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) and their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status in women in Botswana, where the national HIV prevalence is the third highest in the world.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study of biopsy-confirmed VSCC specimens and corresponding clinical data was conducted in Gaborone, Botswana. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunohis ...[more]