Sonia Peacute;rez Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Clinical Epidemiology, Molecular Biology , Virology , Statistical Analysis, HIV
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Vigo, Spain
Sonia Pérez belongs to Department of Microbiology working at University Hospital of Vigo. He is interested in Clinical Epidemiology, mRNA, HIV, DNA Sequencing, Molecular Biology, Virology, Statistical Analysis, Respiratory Viruses, Cervical Cancer Prevention, Staphylococcus Aureus
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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»