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Trends in HPV cervical and seroprevalence and associations between oral and genital infection and serum antibodies in NHANES 2003-2012.
BMC infectious diseases - 21 Dec 2015
Brouwer Andrew F, Eisenberg Marisa C, Carey Thomas E, Meza Rafael
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BACKGROUND: HPV infects multiple sites in the epithelium, including the genitals and oral cavity. The relation between genital and oral infections and serum antibodies can help explain the natural history and epidemiology of HPV. METHODS: We analyzed HPV data from NHANES derived from self-collected vaginal swabs (women ages 14-59, 2003-12), oral rinses (men and women 14-69, 2009-12), and serum (men and women...
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