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SUBMITTER: El-Zein M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6887628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
El-Zein Mariam M Ramanakumar Agnihotram V AV Naud Paulo P Roteli-Martins Cecilia M CM de Carvalho Newton S NS Colares de Borba Paola P Teixeira Julio C JC Moscicki Anna-Barbara AB Harper Diane M DM Tyring Stephen K SK Ramjattan Brian B Dubin Gary G Franco Eduardo L EL
Sexually transmitted diseases 20191001 10
<h4>Background</h4>Global variation in human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and persistence may be explained by differences in risk factors, such as sexual activity, oral contraceptive use, and behavioral factors. We evaluated determinants of acquisition and clearance of HPV infection among young women previously unexposed to HPV.<h4>Methods</h4>Five hundred thirty-four women aged 15 to 25 years who were cytology and HPV DNA negative, and seronegative for anti-HPV-16/18 antibodies, were recruit ...[more]