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Table 2 Results of PCR analysis of oral samples and urine samples by liquid-based cytology

From: Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in the oropharynx and urine among sexually active men: a comparative study of infection by papillomavirus and other organisms, including Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma spp., and Ureaplasma spp

 

Oral cavity

Urine

P-value

 

(n  =  213)

(n  =  213)

 

Number of adequate samples (%)

213 (100%)

208 (97.7%)

 

HPV detection rate (%)

40 (18.8%)

46 (22.1%)

0.331

High-risk HPV detection rate (%)

30 (14.1%)

32 (15.4%)

0.575

Low-risk HPV detection rate (%)

12 (5.6%)

19 (9.1%)

0.276

Frequency of single-type HPV infection (%)

30 (75.0%)

24 (52.2%)

0.029

N. gonorrhoeae (%)

36 (15.6%)

19 (9.1%)

0.018

C. trachomatis (%)

9 (4.2%)

33 (15.9%)

< 0.001

M. genitalium (%)

11 (5.2%)

16 (7.7%)

0.290

M. hominis (%)

22 (10.3%)

13 (6.3%)

0.130

Ureaplasma spp. (%)

34 (16.0%)

40 (19.2%)

0.378

  1. PCR, polymerase chain reaction; HPV, human papillomavirus.