Concordance of prevalence of human papillomavirus DNA in anogenital and oral infections in a high-risk population.
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.
Departament de Biología Molecular, General Lab, Barcelona, Spain. bmol@general-lab.com
M Paz
MP
Cañadas
F Xavier
FX
Bosch
M Luisa
ML
Junquera
Maijo
M
Ejarque
Rebeca
R
Font
Elena
E
Ordoñez
Silvia
S
de Sanjosé
D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000821:virology; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000821:virology*; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011477:Sex Work; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014844:Vulva / Q000821:virology
D004279:DNA, Viral