Incidence and clearance of oral and cervicogenital HPV infection: longitudinal analysis of the MHOC cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Michigan HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer study aimed to evaluate patterns of oral and cervicogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection prevalence, incidence, and clearance as well as their relationship to sexual behaviours.

Design

Cohort SETTING: General public in and around Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Participants

394 college-age and older-adult participants of both sexes provided oral samples, and 325 completed at least 2 visits. 130 who provided a cervicogenital samples, and 127 completed at least 2 visits.

Outcomes

Incidence and clearance rates as well as HRs for oral and cervicogenital HPV.

Results

Oral HPV infections were transient, with only 16% of genotypes persisting to the next visit. The mean time to clearance of a genotype was 46 days

SUBMITTER: Brouwer AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature