Article
Low rate of oropharyngeal human papillomavirus infection of women with cervical lesions and their partners: new data from Brazilian population.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 1 Jul 2015
Marques Ana Elizia Mascarenhas, Barra Gustavo Barcelos, de Resende Oyama Ceres Nunes, Guerra Eliete Neves Silva
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the natural history of cervical and oral infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) has been intensely investigated, the ability of this virus to infect oral and genital mucosae in the same individual and its potential of communicability are still unclear. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at assessing the presence of oropharyngeal HPV infection in women with cervical lesions and in their current...
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