Human papillomavirus infections from laboratory to clinical practice
Title:
Human papillomavirus infections from laboratory to clinical practice
Author:
Cobo Martínez, Fernando.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge : Woodhead Pub., 2012.
Physical Description:
xviii, 149 p. : ill. (some col.).
Series:
Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine, no. 14
Series Title:
Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine, 2050-0289 ; no. 14
Contents:
Introduction to epidemiological data -- Basic virology : structure and nomenclature -- Natural history and transmission : anatomic distribution - Pathogenesis and clinical features -- HPV infection and association with cancer -- Diagnosis of HPV infection -- Clinical utility of HPV testing -- Treatment -- Prevention : HPV vaccines.
Abstract:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide, both in men and women. This book provides the scientific background needed to understand the natural history and pathogenesis of HPV infection and offers discussion of its clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. It begins with chapters covering the epidemiology, virology, history and transmission of the infection, as well as its pathogenesis and clinical features. Following a discussion of the relationship between HPV and cancer, chapters in the second half of the book look at diagnosis, testing and treatment. The book concludes with detailed coverage of the prevention of HPV through worldwide vaccination programmes.
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