BACKGROUND:The Victorian legislation prohibits sex workers from working when they have visible anogenital herpes or warts. The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of asymptomatic female sex workers (FSW) diagnosed with anogenital herpes or ...
Evelyn M Turek +7 more
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Which primary care practitioners have poor human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge? A step towards informing the development of professional education initiatives [PDF]
Background: Primary care practitioners (PCP) play key roles in cervical cancer prevention. Human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge is an important influence on PCPs’ cervical cancer prevention-related behaviours.
ATHENS (A Trial of HPV Education and Support) Group +7 more
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Epidemiology of Any and Vaccine-Type Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Among 13-26-Year-Old Young Men After HPV Vaccine Introduction [PDF]
PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine prevalence of and factors associated with any human papillomavirus (HPV) and vaccine-type HPV among young men after vaccine introduction, stratified by vaccination status.
Bernstein, David I. +7 more
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Features of clinical manifestations and therapy of human papillomavirus-associated diseases of anogenital localization [PDF]
Relevance. The article deals with one of the most common manifestations of human papillomavirus infection - condylomata acuminata/anogenital warts. Aim. To provide current information on human papillomavirus (HPV), its transmission pathways, epidemiology
Maria V Kail-Goryachkina +1 more
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Decline in hospitalization for genital warts in the Veneto region after an HPV vaccination program: An observational study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted pathogens. This observational study was conducted to estimate the trend of hospitalization for genital warts (GWs) in the Veneto region (Italy) from 2004 to 2015 ...
Baldo, Vincenzo +6 more
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Human papillomavirus and HPV vaccines: a review [PDF]
Cervical cancer, the most common cancer affecting women in developing countries, is caused by persistent infection with "high-risk" genotypes of human papillomaviruses (HPV). The most common oncogenic HPV genotypes are 16 and 18, causing approximately 70%
Castellsague, X. +10 more
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Background Anogenital warts are the second most common sexually transmitted infection diagnosed in sexual health services in England. About 90% of genital warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 or 11, and half of episodes diagnosed are ...
Macey L. Murray +11 more
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Papillomavirus Infection of the Anogenital Region: Correlation Between Histology, Clinical Picture, and Virus Type. Proposal of a New Nomenclature [PDF]
The clinical and histologic picture of 84 anogenital condylomatous and condyloma-like lesions of both sexes were analyzed in an effort to establish a correlation to the different papillomavirus (PV) types.
Geleijnse, Johanna M. +4 more
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Incidence of anogenital warts in Germany: a population-based cohort study [PDF]
Background Human papilloma virus (HPV) types 6 and 11 account for 90 percent of anogenital warts (AGW). Assessment of a potential reduction of the incidence of AGW following introduction of HPV vaccines requires population-based incidence ...
Angela A Kraut +4 more
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Nonsexual Transmission of Anogenital Warts in Children: A Retrospective Analysis
The purpose was to evaluate the prevalence of sexual abuse in patients who were referred to a pediatric gynecologist for evaluation based on the clinical findings of anogenital warts.
Valerie Jones +2 more
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