Carriage of herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus in oral mucosa is rare in young women: A long-term prospective follow-up - UTU Research Portal

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Carriage of herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus in oral mucosa is rare in young women: A long-term prospective follow-up

Authors: Mäki J, Paavilainen H, Grenman S, Syrjänen S, Hukkanen V

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Journal of Clinical Virology

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY

Journal acronym: J CLIN VIROL

Volume: 70

First page : 58

Last page: 62

Number of pages: 5

ISSN: 1386-6532

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2015.07.006

Abstract

Conclusions: This is the first prospective follow-up study on oral HSV shedding and its association with coexistent HPV, analyzed in the same oral mucosal scrapings. HSV and HPV co-carriage is rare in oral mucosa of healthy young mothers. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.