Longitudinal Dynamics of HPV16 Antibodies in Saliva and Serum among Pregnant Women

Oral infections with high-risk (hr)HPV genotypes are associated with a subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Oral hrHPV infections may result from having oral sex, but also from horizontal infection from mouth to mouth. In such cases, saliva can serve as a vehicle for HPV transmission. S...

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Published in:Viruses
Main Authors: Tiina Pirttilä, Stina Syrjänen, Karolina Louvanto, Vuokko Loimaranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/11/2567