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Changes in the Epidemiology of High-Risk HPV Genital Tract Infections Among Women in Shanghai: A Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Analysis (2013-2024).
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2025
Yu Jing, Ju Yong, Kim Doh Kyung, Qian Audrey, Du Bin, Liu Na, Wei Zhiyun
Abstract excerpt
High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV), primarily transmitted through sexual contact, is a key etiological factor in cervical and other related malignant tumors, as well as their precancerous lesions. This retrospective study was conducted on clinical data from 469 775 women who underwent genital tract hrHPV testing between 2013 and early 2024. The weighted hrHPV positivity rate declined from a peak of 24.86% in...
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- Humans
- Female
- Adult
- Middle Aged
- Papillomavirus Infections
- China
- COVID-19
