TY - JOUR AU - Skoczyński, Mariusz AU - Goździcka-Józefiak, Anna AU - Kwaśniewska, Anna PY - 2019 DA - 2019/11/04 TI - Co-occurrence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in newborns and their parents JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 930 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - The potential HPV transmission route includes horizontal transmission “in utero” and vertical transmission from parents. Less is known about the role of child’s father as a potential source of HPV infection and involved in the pathogen’s epidemic chain. A possible consequence of perinatal infection includes HPV-related childhood diseases and carrying the risk of cervical cancer development in female offspring. In view of the evidence, studies of HPV co-occurrence in one or both parents and their offspring seem vital for the implementation of respective preventive measures. Consequently, the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of common HPV 16/18 infections in newborns and their parents, and to assess its role of the periconceptional transmission. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4503-4 DO - 10.1186/s12879-019-4503-4 ID - Skoczyński2019 ER -