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Diversity of human papillomavirus in the anal canal of men: the HIM Study.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2015
Sichero L, Nyitray A G, Nunes E M, Nepal B, Ferreira S, Sobrinho J S, Baggio M L, Galan L, Silva R C, Lazcano-Ponce E, Giuliano A R, Villa L L
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are associated with the development of anogenital lesions in men. There are no reports describing the distribution of non-α HPV types in the anal canal of a sexually diverse group of men. The HPV Infection in Men (HIM) Study is a multicentre study on the natural history of HPV infection in Brazil, Mexico, and the USA. At baseline, 12% of anal canal PCR HPV-positive specimens...
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