Alberto Rizzo, Federica Salari, Angelo Eplite, Andrea Giacomelli, Davide Moschese, Davide Dalu, Maria Vittoria Cossu, Rosaria Lorusso, Giacomo Pozza, Loriana Morelli, Cinzia Fasola, Claudia Tonielli, Chiara Fusetti, Valeria De Cristofaro, Andrea Gori, Alessandra Lombardi, Giuliano Rizzardini, Maria Rita Gismondo, Spinello Antinori
BACKGROUND: Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) is common among healthy individuals but causes and implications of persistent infections are under evaluation in the pathogenesis of head and neck neoplasms. METHODS: This was a retrospective study evaluating the prevalence of high-risk (HR), probable HR and low-risk (LR) HPV types in patients reporting signs/symptoms of oral and upper respiratory tract lesions. Individuals attending between 2019 and 2022 a University Hospital in Milan, Italy, with risk factors for HPV (unprotected oral sex and/or previous documentation of HPV infection in oral and upper respiratory tract and/or another anatomical site) were included...
January 13, 2024: Infectious Diseases