Trends in seroprevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 among pregnant women in Stockholm, Sweden, during 1969-1989.
To assess long-term trends in the prevalence of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, we performed a cross-sectional serosurvey of the seroprevalence of the major oncogenic HPV type, HPV16, among 3,512 pregnant women undergoing population-based serological screening at the first trimester of pregnancy in the same catchment area in Stockholm, Sweden, during 1969, 1983 or 1989. The overall HPV16 seroprevalence rates were 16% in 1969, 22% in 1983 and 21% in 1989. Seroprevalence was significantly increased, comparing both 1969 vs. 1983 (p = 0.0005) and 1969 vs. 1989 (p = 0.008). By comparison, the previously reported herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence in the same women increased from 17% in 1969 to 32% in 1983 and 33% in 1989, whereas the seroprevalence rates of HSV-1 were the same (69% in 1969, 63% in 1983 and 68% in 1989). Odds ratios for HPV 16-positive women to also be HSV-2-positive were 1.8 in 1969 (p < 0.005), 1.1 in 1983 (p = NS) and 1.0 in 1989. Our results suggest that both HSV-2 and HPV16 became more generally spread in the Swedish population between 1969 and 1983 but that the spread has been stable during the 1980s.
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Microbiology and Tumor Biology Centre, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lewensohn-Fuchs
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Eklund
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Schiller
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Forsgren
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Dillner
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control