Molluscum contagiosum: A 20-year study in a sexually transmitted infections unit.
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).
Villa
Laura
L
Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain.
Varela
José A
JA
Otero
Luís
L
Sánchez
Carmen
C
Junquera
María Luisa
ML
Río
José Sánchez-del
JS
Vázquez
Fernando
F
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