Article
HPV prevalence among healthy Italian male sexual partners of women with cervical HPV infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2008
Benevolo Maria, Mottolese Marcella, Marandino Ferdinando, Carosi Mariantonia, Diodoro Maria Grazia, Sentinelli Steno, Visca Paolo, Rollo Francesca, Mariani Luciano, Vocaturo Giuseppe, Sindico Roberto, Terrenato Irene, Donnorso Raffaele Perrone, Vocaturo Amina
Abstract excerpt
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancer and is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Only limited and controversial data are available regarding HPV transmission in male sexual partners of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and the genotype distribution of HPV in penile scrapings of a series of...
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