Antonio Ojea Author
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Statistics, Probability Theory, Quantitative Social Research
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Vigo, Spain
Antonio Ojea belongs to Department of Urology works at the University Hospital of Vigo and is interested in the fields of Statistics, Probability Theory, Quantitative Social Research
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Author(s): Elena López-Diez, Sonia Pérez, Amparo Iñarrea, Angel de la Orden, Máximo Castro, J Carlos Diz, Sheila Almuster, Moises Rodríguez, Ruben Montero, Miguel Perez Schoch and Antonio Ojea
Background: Traditionally, men asked urologist for treatment of genital warts caused by low risk Papilloma virus (LR-HPV) but, recently, asymptomatic men also want to know if they are infected by high risk HPV (HR-HPV) and the benefits of HPV vaccine. The aims of this cross-sectional study were: (1) to evaluate acetowhite test usefulness for detection of asymptomatic and subclinical HRHPV infection in a high risk population of men and (2) to assess risk factors of HR-HPV infection in this population.
Methods: Healthy men (n=137) sexual partners of women with preneoplastic cervical lesions were recruited. Acetowhite test was performed (5% acetic acid solution, colposcopic examination under 4-fold and 7-fold magnificat... view moreĀ»