characterization of cytomegalovirus and epstein-barr virus infection in cervical lesions in portugal. | infection by high-risk types of human papillomavirus (hpv) is considered necessary but not sufficient for the development of cervical cancer. previous studies suggested that cytomegalovirus (cmv) and epstein-barr virus (ebv) could be co-factors of hpv-associated carcinogenesis. the aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of cmv and ebv and evaluate its association with the development cervical lesions in portugal. the prevalence of cmv and ebv infections was determined by real-time ... | 2013 | 23765777 |