title: Molluscum contagiosum: A 20-year study in a sexually transmitted infections unit.
abstract: A prospective 20-year (1988-2007) study in an STI unit in Spain investigating trends in Molluscum contagiosum infection included 12,424 patients. We found 339 Molluscum contagiosum infections (2.7% incidence) with a yearly distribution ranging from 0% to 6.8%. There was a three-fold increase from an incidence of 1.3% in the first decade (1988-1997) to 4.0% in the second (1998-2007) (P < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Junquera
authors.forename: José Sánchez-del
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Río
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult