Evidence for Vertical Transmission of HPV from Mothers to Infants

• Main Authors: Elaine M. Smith (Author), Michael A. Parker (Author), Linda M. Rubenstein (Author), Thomas H. Haugen (Author), Eva Hamsikova (Author), Lubomir P. Turek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few large studies have evaluated concordance based on a broad spectrum of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in oral and genital specimens of mothers and their recently born infants. This information is important in determining whether HPV vaccines administered prior to pregnancy may be useful for pre...