Background Understanding the natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is
essential to cervical cancer prevention planning. We estimated HPV type-specific infection …

Background Infections with human papillomaviruses (HPVs) may enter a latent state, and
eventually become reactivated following loss of immune control. It is unclear what proportion …

Background We studied the association between human papillomavirus (HPV) viral load
(VL) and HPV concordance. Methods The HITCH cohort study included young …

The natural history of type-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) infections was examined in
a cohort of 331 women aged 18–35 years who self-referred for routine gynecological care …

Background We performed a study to better characterize the natural history of genital human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a cohort of closely followed adolescent women. Methods A …

Background: Characterizing short-term detection patterns of young women's incident α-
genus human papillomavirus (HPV) infections may further our understanding of HPV …

Background: It is unclear whether sexual transmission rates of human papillomaviruses
(HPV) differ between sexes and HPV types. We estimate updated transmission rates from …

Background. We studied features that predict the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV)
in a new sexual partnership. Methods. We analyzed data from the “HPV Infection and …

Background: We describe the incidence and duration of cervical human papillomavirus
(HPV) infection episodes along with the risk of infection reappearance following a period of …

Background: Although human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are common in young
women, the rate of and risk for repeated new infections are not well documented. We …