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. 2016 Jul 11;58:58. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946201658058

Table 1. Detection of HPV and EBV in periodontitis and/or gingivitis of Tx and non-Tx individuals.

Variable Category (+ or -) Tx n(%) Non-Tx n(%) Prevalence (%) p value1
HPV (n=74) + - 26 (43.3) 34 (56.7) 5 (35.7) 9 (64.3) 41.9 0.766
EBV (n=54) + - 18 (45) 22 (55) 1 (7) 13 (93) 35.2 0.011
HPV+EBV (n=54) + - 10 (25) 30 (75) 0 14 (100) 18.5 0.048

HPV: Human papillomavirus; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; Category: positive (+) or negative (-) samples for the tested virus; Tx: transplanted patients; Non-Tx: non-transplanted individuals; 1 c 2 test or Fisher exact test.Statistical significant results (p<.05) are in bold letter.