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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2021

Prevalence of genital HPV infection in STI and healthy populations and risk factors for viral persistence.

Giulia Ciccarese, Astrid Herzum, Angela Pastorino, Marih Dezzana, Stefania Casazza, Maria Gabriella Mavilia, Francesco Copello, Aurora Parodi, Francesco Drago

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia Ciccarese *Section of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy. giuliaciccarese@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8363-0195
Astrid Herzum *Section of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Angela PastorinoPathology Unit, Galliera Hospitals, Via Mura delle Cappuccine, 14, 16128, Genoa, Italy.
Marih DezzanaPathology Unit, Galliera Hospitals, Via Mura delle Cappuccine, 14, 16128, Genoa, Italy.
Stefania CasazzaPathology Unit, Galliera Hospitals, Via Mura delle Cappuccine, 14, 16128, Genoa, Italy.
Maria Gabriella MaviliaOccupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Francesco CopelloOccupational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Aurora ParodiSection of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Francesco DragoSection of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITEnte Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a well-established carcinogenic agent. This study aimed to assess prevalence and persistence rate of genital HPV infection in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) patients and healthy subjects. The risk factors influencing the persistence of genital HPV infection were also investigated. The samples were collected with the ThinPrep liquid-based cytology system. Among the HPV-positive patients, those consenting were retested after 12 months. Overall, 145/292 subjects proved HPV positive with a higher prevalence (51%) in STI than in healthy population (43%). The persistence of genital HPV infection was statistically associated with female gender, HR-HPV infection, smoking, and Ureaplasma parvum infection.

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AlphapapillomavirusAdultAlcohol DrinkingCigarette SmokingFemaleGenital Diseases, FemaleGenital Diseases, MaleHumansMaleRisk FactorsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralVirus LatencyHuman papillomavirus prevalencePersistenceRisk factors

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PMID33067736
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