Effect of Cervical Cytologic Status on the Association between Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA Load and the Risk of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 3

摘要

Background. Although correlations between cervical cytologic status and both human papillomavirus (HPV) load and histopathologic status are recognized, it is largely undetermined whether the association between the HPV DNA load and the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN-3) differs on the basis of cervical cytologic findings.