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Perinatal infection and persistence of human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in infants
1 Nov 1995
Abstract excerpt
Perinatal transmission of genital human papillomaviruses (HPVs), including HPV-16 and -18 which are associated with anogenital carcinomas have been described previously [Pakarian et al. (1994): British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 101:514-517; Kaye et al. (1994) Journal of Medical Virology 44:415-421]. A study was undertaken to investigate whether HPV-16 and -18 DNA in infants contaminated at delivery...
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