Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection in Children during the First 6 Years of Life, Finland

Autor: Stina Syrjänen, Marjut Rintala, Marja Sarkola, Jaana Willberg, Jaana Rautava, Hanna Koskimaa, Anna Paaso, Kari Syrjänen, Seija Grénman, Karolina Louvanto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 759-766 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.202721
Popis: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are found in children, but transmission modes and outcomes are incompletely understood. We evaluated oral samples from 331 children in Finland who participated in the Finnish Family HPV Study from birth during 9 follow-up visits (mean time 51.9 months). We tested samples for 24 HPV genotypes. Oral HPV prevalence for children varied from 8.7% (at a 36-month visit) to 22.8% (at birth), and 18 HPV genotypes were identified. HPV16 was the most prevalent type to persist, followed by HPV18, HPV33, and HPV6. Persistent, oral, high-risk HPV infection for children was associated with oral HPV carriage of the mother at birth and seroconversion of the mother to high-risk HPV during follow-up (odds ratio 1.60–1.92, 95% CI 1.02–2.74). Children acquire their first oral HPV infection at an early age. The HPV status of the mother has a major impact on the outcome of oral HPV persistence for her offspring.
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