TABLE 1.
Prevalence of HPV in skin samples from renal transplant recipients, dialysis patients, and healthy controls
| Group | HPV prevalencea
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Left arm | Right arm | Forehead | Left thigh | Right thigh | |
| Renal transplant recipients (n = 52) | 49 (94) | 30 (58) | 30 (58) | 45 (86) | 32 (61) | 30 (58) |
| Dialysis patients (n = 28) | 23 (82) | 14 (50) | 12 (43) | 22 (79) | 16 (57) | 14 (50) |
| Healthy controls (n = 80) | 64 (80) | 38 (48) | 39 (49) | 61 (76) | 30 (38) | 35 (44) |
| All subjects (n = 160) | 136 (85) | 82 (51) | 81 (51) | 128 (80) | 78 (49) | 79 (49) |
a
Number (percentage) of individuals with at least one sample positive for HPV DNA.