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Human Papillomavirus Infections

Advances in Pediatrics, 1992
Though the existence of disease associated with HPV has been documented for centuries, it has been only within the past 2 decades that we have recognized the clinical diversity and significant morbidity and mortality associated with HPV infections.
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Human papillomavirus infection

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1990
The human papillomavirus, well known as the etiologic agent of warts, has recently received much attention in the medical literature for its association with various cancers. This article discusses the virology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, immunology, clinical manifestations, and therapy for human papillomavirus infection.
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Genital Human Papillomavirus Infections

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 1989
Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an increasingly common sexually transmitted disease that has been associated with carcinoma of the cervix. Genital warts are easily diagnosed by clinical criteria; however, the more prevalent subclinical infections generally require laboratory diagnosis.
J M, Douglas, B A, Werness
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Human Papillomavirus: The Burden of Infection

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2006
Vaccines for preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are far along in clinical development and testing, and hold great promise for reducing HPV infections and HPV-associated disease. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, affecting an estimated 75% of the U.S. population. HPV infection is highly prevalent in
Dorothy, Wiley, Emmanuel, Masongsong
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Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus Infections

Dermatologic Clinics, 1991
Human papillomavirus infection represents the most common mucocutaneous viral infection, and 3% to 5% of all patients have clinically evident warts. Human papillomavirus infections of the genital tract are one of the most common sexually transmitted viral infections in the United States. Data from STD clinics and private physicians' offices reveal that
K R, Beutner, T M, Becker, K M, Stone
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Genital human papillomavirus infections

Current Opinion in Urology, 2002
Human papillomavirus infections of the genitals are very widespread in the sexually active population throughout the world. Not only cosmetically unattractive skin warts but also genital squamous epithelial carcinomas of both sexes may be caused by human papillomavirus infections.
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Classification of Human Papillomavirus Infection

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1993
To the Editor. —Infection with oncogenic strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) constitutes a major risk factor for development of precancerous neoplastic lesions and/or cancer of the cervix.1The inability to culture HPV and the lack of reliable serologic tests have hindered characterization of the life cycle and the natural course of HPV infection.2 ...
E A, Morrison, R D, Burk
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The epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections

Journal of Clinical Virology, 2005
Infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types is a necessary cause of cervical cancer, the second most frequently occurring cancer in women worldwide. Rates of acquisition of HPV are high, particularly among sexually active young adults. Reported estimates of incident HPV infection among initially negative women have reached as high as 60 ...
Janet G, Baseman, Laura A, Koutsky
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[Human papillomavirus infection].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie, 2007
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Aubin, François, Pretet, Jean-Luc, Mougin, Christiane, Riethmuller, D.   +3 more
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Overview of Human Papillomavirus Infection

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets
Abstract:: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA oncogenic virus. HPV infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease, and is capable of infecting mucosal and cutaneous membranes of the anogenital, upper aerodigestive tract, and other head and neck mucosal regions.
Mohammad, Darvishi, Majid, Nouri, Maziar, Zahir, Maryam, Asli, Seyed Zia, Hejripoor, Ebrahim, Karimi   +5 more
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