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ArticleAdvances in virology2020

Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Oral and Oropharyngeal Rinse and Gargle Specimens of Dental Patients and of an HIV-Positive Cohort from Pretoria, South Africa.

Neil H Wood, Koketso S Makua, Ramokone L Lebelo, Nina Redzic, Ina Benoy, Olivier M Vanderveken, Johannes Bogers

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Article in Advances in virology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Neil H WoodDepartment of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, School of Oral Health Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8950-7999
Koketso S MakuaDepartment of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ramokone L LebeloHIV and Hepatitis Research Unit, National Health Laboratory Service, Department of Virology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
Nina RedzicFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Applied Molecular Biology Research Group (AMBIOR), Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ina BenoyFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Olivier M VandervekenDepartment of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.
Johannes BogersFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Applied Molecular Biology Research Group (AMBIOR), Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
University of Antwerp · BESefako Makgatho Health Sciences University · ZAAntwerp University Hospital · BENational Health Laboratory Service · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStudies on HPV prevalence in the head and neck region of South Africans are sparse. Of the available reports in the literature, there were no studies on the association between HPV-DNA presence in the mouth and oropharynx in relation to high-risk behaviours such as oral sex practice or tobacco and alcohol use. MATERIALS AND

methodsFollowing ethical clearance and informed consent, patients attending a regional HIV-management clinic and patients attending a dental hospital were recruited to this study. The participants completed an interview-based questionnaire obtaining demographic information, data on HIV serostatus, and behavioural data including sexual practices and tobacco and alcohol use, and a rinse-and-gargle specimen was taken. Specimens were analysed for HPV DNA on 3 separate PCR/qPCR platforms. Statistical analyses were performed for associations between the study group and categorical variables, HPV status, and data from the questionnaires.

resultsOf 221 participants, 149 were from a general population and 72 from the HIV-management clinic. Smokers comprised 29.4% of the sample, and 45.2% of participants reported to have ever used alcohol. Open mouth kissing during teenage years was confirmed by 64.7% of participants, 40.3% have given oral sex with their mouth, and 44.8% confirmed to have received oral sex from their partner's mouth. Seven participants (3.2%) had detectable

conclusionFive high-risk HPV, 2 low-risk HPV, and one

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