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    Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice
    Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice
    Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice
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    Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice

    By Fernando Cobo

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    Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide, both in men and women. Human papillomavirus infections provides the scientific background needed to understand the natural history and pathogenesis of HPV infection and offers discussion of its clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The book begins with chapters covering the epidemiology, virology, history and transmission of the infection, as well as its pathogenesis and clinical features. Following a discussion of the relationship between HPV and cancer, chapters in the second half of the book look at diagnosis, testing and treatment. The book concludes with detailed coverage of the prevention of HPV through worldwide vaccination programmes.
    • Covers all the important issues relating to both male and female HPV infection
    • Provides overview of the current knowledge about epidemiology, basic virology, pathogenesis and diagnosis methods
    • Explores the relationship between HPV and cancer
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateJul 27, 2012
    ISBN9781908818171
    Human Papillomavirus Infections: From the Laboratory to Clinical Practice
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    Fernando Cobo

    Dr Fernando Cobo is a specialist in microbiology working in the Microbiology Department of the Hospital de Poniente, Spain, and has previously worked at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nievas and the Stem Cell Bank of Andalucía. He is a member of several professional societies including the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, and has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 books, 90 book chapters, and 120 national and international conference papers.

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      Introduction and epidemiological data

      Abstract:

      Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted disease worldwide. More than 100 types of HPV have been described, and more than 40 of these types infect the genital area. Genital HPV types are categorized according to their association with cervical cancer and precursor lesions, and are grouped according to high-risk and low-risk HPV types. HPV infection is also associated with anogenital cancer such as cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis and anus as well as head and neck cancer (oropharynx and larynx). Currently, the estimated and adjusted HPV prevalence among women without cervical alterations worldwide is 7.2% and 11.7%

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