Among the biopsy results with preinvasive lesions, approximately half were positive for HPV type 16 or 18, and these cases were identified accordingly. Colposcopy and biopsy should be recommended in suspicious lesions, even if cytology is normal, since other HR-HPV types may also have certain rates of preinvasive and invasive lesions.
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