HPV Prevalence and Concordance in the Cervix and Oral Cavity of Pregnant Women

E. M. Smith; J. M. Ritchie; J. Yankowitz; D. Wang; L. P. Turek; T. H. Haugen

doi:10.1080/10647440400009896

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2004)

HPV Prevalence and Concordance in the Cervix and Oral Cavity of Pregnant Women

E. M. Smith,
J. M. Ritchie,
J. Yankowitz,
D. Wang,
L. P. Turek,
T. H. Haugen

Affiliations

E. M. Smith: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 52242, USA
J. M. Ritchie: Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, IA, USA
J. Yankowitz: Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA, USA
D. Wang: Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 52242, USA
L. P. Turek: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
T. H. Haugen: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10647440400009896
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 45 – 56

Abstract

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Objectives: This investigation examined human papillomavirus (HPV) in pregnant women in order to characterize viral prevalence, types and concordance between infection in the cervix and in the oral cavity.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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