Association of Low-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection with Male Circumcision in Young Men: Results from a Longitudinal Study Conducted in Orange Farm (South Africa)

• Главные авторы: Chloé Tarnaud (Автор), Pascale Lissouba (Автор), Ewalde Cutler (Автор), Adrian Puren (Автор), Dirk Taljaard (Автор), Bertran Auvert (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Low-Risk Human Papillomavirus (LR-HPV) genotypes 6 and 11 cause genital warts. This study investigated the association of LR-HPV infection with male circumcision (MC). Methods. We used data from the South African MC trial conducted among young men. Urethral swabs, collected among interve...