Prevalence of human papillomavirus types 11, 16 and 18 in cervical swabs. A study of 1362 pregnant women.

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Cervical smears from 1362 pregnant women were examined by filter in situ hybridisation for human papillomavirus (HPV) types 11, 16 and 18. 119 women (8.7%) had HPV-positive smears, HPV 16 being the most common type (61% of all infections). There was a correlation with age (r = 0.63, p = 0.004), the highest incidence found in women less than 22 years old with a decline after the age of 30. The incidence of cervical HPV infection was significantly higher (20.3%, p less than 0.01) in the subgrou...

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Authors: Hørding, U; Iversen, A; Sebbelov, A; Bock, J; Norrild, B

• Journal: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
• Volume: 35
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 191-198
• Publication date: 1990-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(90)90161-s
• EISSN: 1872-7654
• ISSN: 0301-2115
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Cervix Uteri; Pregnancy; Adult; Condylomata Acuminata; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Herpes Genitalis; Adolescent; Papillomaviridae; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Tumor Virus Infections