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Oral and cervical human papillomavirus infection among female sex workers in Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2011
Matsushita Kaori, Sasagawa Toshiyuki, Miyashita Michiko, Ishizaki Azumi, Morishita Atsushi, Hosaka Norimitsu, Saikawa Kunikazu, Hoshina Shinji, Bi Xiuqiong, Ichimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported recently that oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HPV infection and HPV types in the oral cavity and cervix of female sex workers in Japan. Oral and cervical swabs were taken from 196 female sex workers who visited a clinic for regular medical checkups in 2007, and genomic...
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