Association of Low-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infection with Male Circumcision in Young Men: Results from a Longitudinal Study Conducted in Orange Farm (South Africa)

Background. Low-Risk Human Papillomavirus (LR-HPV) genotypes 6 and 11 cause genital warts. This study investigated the association of LR-HPV infection with male circumcision (MC). Methods. We used data from the South African MC trial conducted among young men. Urethral swabs, collected among interve...

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Main Authors: Chloé Tarnaud, Pascale Lissouba, Ewalde Cutler, Adrian Puren, Dirk Taljaard, Bertran Auvert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/567408