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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in pregnant women and mother-to-child transmission of genital HPV genotypes: a prospective study in Spain.
BMC infectious diseases - 27 May 2009
Castellsagué Xavier, Drudis Teresa, Cañadas Maria Paz, Goncé Anna, Ros Ramón, Pérez José M, Quintana M Jesús, Muñoz Jesús, Albero Ginesa, de Sanjosé Silvia, Bosch F Xavier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies on HPV infection in pregnant women and HPV transmission to the child have yielded inconsistent results. METHODS: To estimate mother-to-child HPV transmission we carried out a prospective cohort study that included 66 HPV-positive and 77 HPV-negative pregnant women and their offspring attending a maternity hospital in Barcelona. To estimate HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in pregnancy...
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