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Table 5 Studies reporting head and neck human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in cancer-free men in Europea

From: Estimation of the epidemiological burden of human papillomavirus-related cancers and non-malignant diseases in men in Europe: a review

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

 

14.5

(7.17-

25.04)

Kujan 2006

UK [47]

Three different sites in the oral cavity

Healthy volunteers

26

> 18

Brushing

PCR

ND

 

3.8

(0.10-

19.64)

Rintala 2005

Finland [46]

Oral mucosa

Husbands of pregnant women (Finnish Family Study)

131

 

Brushing

nested PCR

18

(11.5-24.5)

  

Eike 1995

Denmark [44]

Oral mucosa

Patients with unrelated diseases and their relatives

31

20-79

Smear

PCR

0

 

0

 

Van Doornum, 1992 [45]

Tongue and buccal mucosa

Men with multiple heterosexual partners

65

mean age: 38

Swabs

PCR

0

 

0

 
  1. ND no data, CI confidence interval
  2. a 26 European countries