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Prevalence of DNA-HPV in male sexual partners of HPV-infected women and concordance of viral types in infected couples.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
de Lima Rocha Maria Gabrielle, Faria Fabio Lopes, Gonçalves Leonor, Souza Maria do Carmo M, Fernandes Paula Ávila, Fernandes Ana Paula
Abstract excerpt
Investigation of HPV infection in men remains important due to its association with genital warts and anorectal cancer, as well as to the role men play in HPV transmission to their female sexual partners. Asymptomatic men (n = 43), whose sexual partners had presented cervical HPV infection, were enrolled in this study. Among the 43 men, 23 had their female partner included and tested for HPV-DNA, totaling 23...
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