Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection among Youth, Sweden

Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection among Youth, Sweden

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical, head, and neck cancers. We studied 483 patients at a youth clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, and found oral HPV prevalence was 9.3% and significantly higher for female youth with than without cervical HPV infection (p = 0.043). Most oral HPV types matched the c...

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Main Authors: Juan Du, Cecilia Nordfors, Andreas Ährlund-Richter, Michal Sobkowiak, Mircea Romanitan, Anders Näsman, Sören Andersson, Torbjörn Ramqvist, Tina Dalianis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HPV
human papillomavirus
oral HPV infection
cervical HPV infection
tonsillar cancer
base of tongue cancer
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/11-1731_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/11-1731_article

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