Patterns of Human Papillomavirus DNA and Antibody Positivity in Young Males and Females, Suggesting a Site-Specific Natural Course of Infection

Henrike J. Vriend; Johannes A. Bogaards; Fiona R. M. van der Klis; Mirte Scherpenisse; Hein J. Boot; Audrey J. King; Marianne A. B. van der Sande; on behalf of the Medical Microbiological Laboratories, Municipal Health Services

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060696

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Patterns of Human Papillomavirus DNA and Antibody Positivity in Young Males and Females, Suggesting a Site-Specific Natural Course of Infection

Henrike J. Vriend ,

* E-mail: rianne.vriend@rivm.nl

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Johannes A. Bogaards,

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fiona R. M. van der Klis,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Mirte Scherpenisse,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Hein J. Boot †,

† Deceased.

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Audrey J. King,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Marianne A. B. van der Sande,

Affiliations Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands, Julius Center, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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on behalf of the Medical Microbiological Laboratories, Municipal Health Services

Patterns of Human Papillomavirus DNA and Antibody Positivity in Young Males and Females, Suggesting a Site-Specific Natural Course of Infection

Henrike J. Vriend,
Johannes A. Bogaards,
Fiona R. M. van der Klis,
Mirte Scherpenisse,
Hein J. Boot,
Audrey J. King,
Marianne A. B. van der Sande,
on behalf of the Medical Microbiological Laboratories, Municipal Health Services

Published: April 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060696

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