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SUBMITTER: Senkomago V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4402376 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Senkomago Virginia V Backes Danielle M DM Hudgens Michael G MG Poole Charles C Agot Kawango K Moses Stephen S Snijders Peter J F PJ Meijer Chris J L M CJ Hesselink Albertus T AT Schlecht Nicolas F NF Bailey Robert C RC Smith Jennifer S JS
The Journal of infectious diseases 20140926 5
<h4>Background</h4>Circumcision and lower human papillomavirus (HPV) viral loads in men are possibly associated with a reduced risk of HPV transmission to women. However, the association between male circumcision and HPV viral load remains unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>Swab specimens from the glans and shaft of the penis were collected from men enrolled in a circumcision trial in Kisumu, Kenya. GP5+/6+ polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify HPV DNA types. HPV-16 and HPV-18 loads were mea ...[more]