1991
Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia.
Basu J, Palan PR, Vermund SH, Goldberg GL, Burk RD, Romney SL. Plasma ascorbic acid and beta-carotene levels in women evaluated for HPV infection, smoking, and cervix dysplasia. Cancer Epidemiology 1991, 15: 165-70. PMID: 1647869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-carotene levelsHPV infectionCervical dysplasiaClinical statusPap smearPeripheral venous blood samplesImportance of smokingRepeat Pap smearHuman papillomavirus infectionAbnormal Pap smearsVenous blood samplesGrades of severityPlasma ascorbic acidAscorbic acid levelsCervix dysplasiaColposcopy clinicHPV statusPapillomavirus infectionLavage specimenPlasma levelsMean plasmaDysplastic groupBlood samplesDysplasiaSmoking
1989
Comparison of Cytobrush and cervicovaginal lavage sampling methods for the detection of genital human papillomavirus
Goldberg G, Vermund S, Schiffman M, Ritter D, Spitzer C, Burk R. Comparison of Cytobrush and cervicovaginal lavage sampling methods for the detection of genital human papillomavirus. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1989, 161: 1669-1672. PMID: 2557764, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acidCervicovaginal lavageHuman papillomavirusGenital human papillomavirusFemale lower genital tractNoninvasive methodHuman papillomavirus infectionLower genital tractSensitive noninvasive methodExfoliated cervical cellsComparison of cytobrushSubstantial clinical importanceColposcopy clinicPapillomavirus infectionCervical neoplasiaGenital tractLavagePapillomavirusClinical importanceEtiologic agentCervical cellsPatientsDeoxyribonucleic acidSouthern blot hybridizationCells
1988
Detection of human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid in exfoliated cervicovaginal cells as a predictor of cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population
Ritter D, Kadish A, Vermund S, Romney S, Villari D, Burk R. Detection of human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid in exfoliated cervicovaginal cells as a predictor of cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1988, 159: 1517-1525. PMID: 2849881, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90587-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBiopsyCarcinoma, Squamous CellCervix UteriDNA, ViralFemaleForecastingHumansMiddle AgedPapanicolaou TestPapillomaviridaeRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityTherapeutic IrrigationTumor Virus InfectionsUterine Cervical DiseasesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaginaVaginal SmearsConceptsHuman papillomavirus detectionHuman papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acidHuman papillomavirus typesHuman papillomavirus type 16Cervical lesionsHuman papillomavirusPapillomavirus detectionPapillomavirus type 16Cervicovaginal lavageCytologic examinationPapillomavirus typesType 16Older womenHuman papillomavirus-negative womenPositive findingsCancerous lesionsAbnormal cytologic findingsHospital colposcopy clinicHuman papillomavirus infectionHigh-risk populationNegative cytologic resultsYears of ageHuman papillomavirus type 18Colposcopy clinicPapillomavirus infection