Article
Human papillomavirus infection with multiple types: pattern of coinfection and risk of cervical disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Chaturvedi Anil K, Katki Hormuzd A, Hildesheim Allan, Rodríguez Ana Cecilia, Quint Wim, Schiffman Mark, Van Doorn Leen-Jan, Porras Carolina, Wacholder Sholom, Gonzalez Paula, Sherman Mark E, Herrero Rolando
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We investigated coinfection patterns for 25 human papillomavirus (HPV) types and assessed the risk conferred by multiple HPV types toward cervical disease. METHODS: Sexually active women (n=5,871) in the NCI-sponsored Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial's prevaccination enrollment visit were analyzed. Genotyping for 25 HPVs was performed using SPF(10)/LiPA(25). We calculated odds ratios (ORs) to assess...
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