Article
High prevalence of cutaneous warts in elementary school children and the ubiquitous presence of wart-associated human papillomavirus on clinically normal skin.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2015
de Koning M N C, Quint K D, Bruggink S C, Gussekloo J, Bouwes Bavinck J N, Feltkamp M C W, Quint W G V, Eekhof J A H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: One-third of Dutch primary school children have cutaneous warts; each year around 20% of them seek medical treatment. However, little is known about the epidemiology of the types of human papillomavirus (HPV) causing these warts. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the distribution of cutaneous wart-associated HPV types in three primary school classes by analysing skin swabs taken from warts, and the forehead,...
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