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Use of Interferon-γ Enzyme-linked Immunospot Assay to Characterize Novel T-cell Epitopes of Human Papillomavirus
Published on: March 8, 2012
[Infection therapeutic modalities in human papillomavirus]
Adia Carrillo Pacheco1, Marcelino Hernández Valencia, Tomás Hernández Quijano
1Servicio de Colposcopia, Hospital General de Ecatepec Dr. Jose Ma. Rodriguez, ISEM y Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Endocrinas, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico Nacional siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Mexico D.F.
Abstract:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) genital it can infect any mucous of the body and to cause cancer of the uterine cervix. Until recently specific treatments did not exist on this infection, for what had to destroy or to remove the injured tissue by diverse procedures, what could have obstetric repercussions in young women. Recently some surgical modalities and topical drugs have arisen, as well as of systemic employment that allow to arrive to the lesions difficult to approach, and have demonstrated good effectiveness to cure the infection for HPV, for what an analysis of the medical treatment of this infection type is made.
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