Prevalence, incidence and persistence of type-specific cutaneous HPV infection at baseline in eyebrow hairs and normal skin swabs of men residing in Tampa, Florida.

aTotal numbers of men with valid baseline samples that were tested for HPV: n = 209 and n = 208 eyebrow hairs for β and γ HPV testing, respectively, and n = 156 and n = 209 skin swabs from sun-exposed skin for β and γ HPV testing, respectively.
*Statistically significant difference based on McNemar's exact test (p<0.05).
bγ HPV types 101, 103, 108, 109 and 119 were measured in skin and eyebrow hairs but were not detected in our population at baseline.
**Only for men who tested negative for any or type-specific HPV infection at baseline.
§§out of men who were positive for any or type-specific HPV infection at the first of two or more consecutive visits. γ HPV types 101, 103, 109, 119 were not detected in skin and eyebrow hair. γ HPV types 88 and 95 were not detected in eyebrow hairs but were detected in skin swabs of 2 and 1 incident infections, respectively.
Prevalence, incidence and persistence of type-specific cutaneous HPV infection at baseline in eyebrow hairs and normal skin swabs of men residing in Tampa, Florida.