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SUBMITTER: D'Souza G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4190562 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
D'Souza Gypsyamber G Kluz Nicole N Wentz Alicia A Youngfellow Renee M RM Griffioen Anne A Stammer Emily E Guo Yingshi Y Xiao Weihong W Gillison Maura L ML
Cancers 20140814 3
Oral HPV infection, the cause of most oropharyngeal cancer in the U.S., is not well studied among high-risk young adults. Men (n = 340) and women (n = 270) aged 18-25 years attending Baltimore County STD clinics were recruited if they declined HPV vaccination. Each participant had a 30-second oral rinse and gargle sample tested for 37 types of HPV DNA, and a risk-factor survey. Factors associated with prevalent infection were explored using log binomial regression. Men had higher prevalence of a ...[more]