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Male circumcision and prevalence of genital human papillomavirus infection in men: a multinational study.
BMC infectious diseases - 17 Jan 2013
Albero Ginesa, Villa Luisa L, Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo, Fulp William, Papenfuss Mary R, Nyitray Alan G, Lu Beibei, Castellsagué Xavier, Abrahamsen Martha, Smith Danélle, Bosch F Xavier, Salmerón Jorge, Quiterio Manuel, Giuliano Anna R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Accumulated evidence from epidemiological studies and more recently from randomized controlled trials suggests that male circumcision (MC) may substantially protect against genital HPV infection in men. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between MC and genital HPV infection in men in a large multinational study. METHODS: A total of 4072 healthy men ages 18-70 years were enrolled...
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