Author, year, country | Sample types | Population | Sample size | Age (years) | Sampling techniques and detection methods | HPV (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  | Any | 95%CI | High-risk | 95%CI |
Montaldo 2007 Italy [48] | Saliva | Odonto- stomatology attendees, non-diseased for oral pathology | 69 | 4-77 | Specimen PCR | ND | Â | 14.5 | (7.17- 25.04) |
Kujan 2006 UK [47] | Three different sites in the oral cavity | Healthy volunteers | 26 | > 18 | Brushing PCR | ND | Â | 3.8 | (0.10- 19.64) |
Rintala 2005 Finland [46] | Oral mucosa | Husbands of pregnant women (Finnish Family Study) | 131 | Â | Brushing nested PCR | 18 | (11.5-24.5) | Â | Â |
Eike 1995 Denmark [44] | Oral mucosa | Patients with unrelated diseases and their relatives | 31 | 20-79 | Smear PCR | 0 | Â | 0 | Â |
Van Doornum, 1992 [45] | Tongue and buccal mucosa | Men with multiple heterosexual partners | 65 | mean age: 38 | Swabs PCR | 0 | Â | 0 | Â |