1. Concordance of Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Anogenital and Oral Infections in a High-Risk Population
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M. Luisa Junquera, F. Xavier Bosch, M. Paz Cañadas, Silvia de Sanjosé, Rebeca Font, Maijo Ejarque, and Elena Ordoñez
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Adult ,Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Concordance ,Population ,Anal Canal ,Physiology ,Cervix Uteri ,Biology ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Vulva ,law.invention ,law ,Virology ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Sex organ ,Papillomaviridae ,education ,Polymerase chain reaction ,education.field_of_study ,Papillomavirus Infections ,Mouth Mucosa ,virus diseases ,Anal canal ,biology.organism_classification ,Sex Work ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Spain ,DNA, Viral ,Immunology ,Female - Abstract
The concordance of the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in 188 sex workers in five different locations was investigated. HPV was found in 43.6% of the women, and its prevalence at genital sites was similar. Prevalence was highest among women aged 20 years or younger but declined thereafter in specimens from all anogenital sites.
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- 2004
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