Research Article

Water Carcinogenicity and Prevalence of HPV Infection in Esophageal Cancer Patients in Huaihe River Basin, China

Table 3

HPV detection in esophageal cancer tissue samples.

GroupNumber of samplesPositive (%)Negative (%)

HPV (L1)6645 (68.2)21 (31.8)
HPV166634 (51.5)32 (48.5)
HPV186633 (50.0)33 (50.0)
HPV16 + 18 mix6626 (39.4)40 (60.6)
HPV16/186641 (62.1)25 (37.9)
HPV51663 (4.5)63 (95.5)
HPV33662 (3.0)64 (97.0)
HPV52661 (1.5)65 (98.5)
HPV53661 (1.5)65 (98.5)
HPV58661 (1.5)65 (98.5)
HPV45661 (1.5)65 (98.5)