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Table 3 The distribution of HPV infection in couples

From: Oral-genital human papillomavirus infection in Polish couples: frequent detection of HPV 42

The analyzed material

            HPV infections in couples

Infection with one HPV type

Infection with ≥2 HPV types

Infection of both partners

With concordant typesa

With different types

Genital swabs

Female

114/197

(57.9%)

33/114

(28.9%)

81/114

(71.1%)

131/197

(66.5%)

66/197

(33.5%)

Male

62/114

(54.4%)

55/114

(45.6%)

Oropharyngeal swabs

Female

11/197

(5.6%)

9/11

(81.8%)

2/11

(18.2%)

30/39

(76.9%)

9/39

(23.1%)

Male

47/56

(83.9%)

9/56

(16.1%)

  1. aAt least one concordant virus type was observed