Title |
Oral HPV infection in a clinic-based sample of Hispanic men
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Published in |
BMC Oral Health, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6831-14-7 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Vivian Colon-López, Valerie Quiñones-Avila, Lizbeth M Del Toro-Mejías, Keysha Reyes, Manuel E Rivera, Kathleen Nieves, María M Sánchez-Vazquez, Magaly Martínez-Ferrer, Ana P Ortiz |
Abstract |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated to the pathogenesis of various cancers, such as oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, which has a high incidence in Puerto Rican men. Despite the burden of oral cancer in Puerto Rico, little is known about the epidemiology of oral HPV infection, particularly in high-risk men. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the prevalence of oral HPV infection, the genotype distribution and correlates associated with oral HPV infection in men of at least 16 years of age attending a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic in Puerto Rico. |
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United States | 2 | 50% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 1 | 25% |
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Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 115 | 99% |
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Student > Master | 21 | 18% |
Researcher | 13 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
Other | 10 | 9% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
Other | 19 | 16% |
Unknown | 31 | 27% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 35% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
Other | 10 | 9% |
Unknown | 38 | 33% |