The Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus between the Neonates and Their Mothers

Table 1

The correlation of the frequency of HPV infections between buccal smears ().

	Newborn buccal smears		Total number (%)^1
	HPV DNA (+)	HPV DNA (−)
Mother buccal smears HPV DNA (+)	8	11	19 (12.5%)
Mother buccal smears HPV DNA (−)	8	125	133 (87.5%)
Total number (%)^2	16 (10.53%)	136 (89.47%)	152 (100%)

Mother buccal smears.
²Newborn buccal smears.
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