Detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus in urine samples from unvaccinated male and female adolescents in Italy.

The introduction of vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in adolescent girls in 2006 has focused virological surveillance on this age group. As few studies have evaluated HPV infections in young populations, further data are needed in order to improve and extend prophylactic policy and to...

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Main Authors: Silvia Bianchi, Elena Rosanna Frati, Donatella Panatto, Marianna Martinelli, Daniela Amicizia, Carla Maria Zotti, Morena Martinese, Paolo Bonanni, Sara Boccalini, Rosa Cristina Coppola, Giuseppina Masia, Angelo Meloni, Paolo Castiglia, Andrea Piana, Roberto Gasparini, Elisabetta Tanzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3821858?pdf=render