The causal relation between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer

FX Bosch, A Lorincz, N Muñoz, C Meijer… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - jcp.bmj.com
The causal role of human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer has been documented
beyond reasonable doubt. The association is present in virtually all cervical cancer cases …

Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer

EM Burd - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Of the many types of human papillomavirus (HPV), more than 30 infect the genital tract. The
association between certain oncogenic (high-risk) strains of HPV and cervical cancer is well …

Viral infections

JC Sterling - Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents

JE Kaplan, C Benson, KK Holmes, JT Brooks, A Pau… - MMWR Recomm …, 2009 - cdc.gov
This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

Prevalence of human papillomavirus in cervical cancer: a worldwide perspective

FX Bosch, MM Manos, N Muñoz… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Background Epidemiologic studies have shown that the association of genital human
papillomavirus (HPV) with cervical cancer is strong, independent of other risk factors, and …

Molecular biology of human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer

J Doorbar - Clinical science, 2006 - portlandpress.com
HPVs (human papillomaviruses) infect epithelial cells and cause a variety of lesions ranging
from common warts/verrucas to cervical neoplasia and cancer. Over 100 different HPV types …

Epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection

L Koutsky - The American journal of medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
Although it is difficult to estimate the overall prevalence of genital human papillomavirus
(HPV) infection, current figures suggest that visible genital warts are present in …

Epidemiologic evidence showing that human papillomavirus infection causes most cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

MH Schiffman, HM Bauer, RN Hoover… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Background: Experimental studies have provided strong evidence that human
papillomavirus (HPV) is the long-sought venereal cause of cervical neoplasia, but the …

The epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection

H Trottier, EL Franco - Vaccine, 2006 - Elsevier
Clinical and subclinical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are the most common
sexually transmitted infections in the world, and most sexually-active individuals are likely to …

Persistence of human papillomavirus infection: keys to malignant progression

J Bodily, LA Laimins - Trends in microbiology, 2011 - cell.com
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the etiologic agents of cervical and other epithelial
cancers. Persistence of infections by high-risk HPV types is the single greatest risk factor for …