Research Article

The Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus between the Neonates and Their Mothers

Table 2

The correlation between HPV DNA incidence in oral mucosa of newborn and the cervix of mother ().

Newborn buccal smears Total number (%)1
HPV DNA (+) HPV DNA (−)

Mother cervical smears HPV DNA (+) 1113 24 (15.79%)
Mother cervical smears HPV DNA (−) 5 123 128 (84.21%)
Total number (%)216 (10.53%) 136 (89.47%) 152 (100%)

Mother cervical smears.
2Newborn buccal smears.
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