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. 2007 Jan;45(1):248-51.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01576-06. Epub 2006 Nov 8.

Penile, urethral, and seminal sampling for diagnosis of human papillomavirus infection in men

Lucia Giovannelli  1 , Maria Colomba Migliore, Giuseppina Capra, Maria Pia Caleca, Carmelina Bellavia, Antonio Perino, Enza Viviano, Domenica Matranga, Pietro Ammatuna
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Penile, urethral, and seminal sampling for diagnosis of human papillomavirus infection in men

Lucia Giovannelli et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Methods that used specimens from three genital sites (penile brushing [PB], urethral brushing [UB], and the retrieval of semen [SE]) from 50 men were examined for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection. The rates of detection by PB, UB, SE, PB and UB, and PB and SE were 88.9%, 50.0%, 33.3%, 100%, and 97.2%, respectively. The use of PB and UB appears to be the most accurate method; as an alternative to UB, the use of SE with PB could be used to improve the rate of HPV DNA detection in men.

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