HPV seminal shedding among men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Abstract Background Little is known about the semen shedding of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in African men. Objectives To detect and identify HPV types in semen samples from men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Cost. Study design Sixty-three semen samples were tested by PCR using cons...

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Published in:Journal of clinical virology 2007-06, Vol.39 (2), p.153-155
Main Authors: Didelot-Rousseau, Marie-Noelle, Diafouka, François, Yayo, Eric, Kouadio, Luc-Philippe, Monnet, Dagui, Segondy, Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergy and Immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Cote d'Ivoire
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genotype
HPV
Human papillomavirus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Infertility, Male - virology
Ivory cost
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Papillomaviridae - genetics
Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification
Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections - genetics
Papillomavirus Infections - virology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Semen
Semen - virology
Viral diseases
Virology
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Summary:Abstract Background Little is known about the semen shedding of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in African men. Objectives To detect and identify HPV types in semen samples from men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Cost. Study design Sixty-three semen samples were tested by PCR using consensus primers and HPV types were determined by PCR product sequencing or by line probe assay (LiPA) when sequencing was inconclusive. Results A total of 19 HPV isolates belonging to 11 HPV types were identified in semen samples from 18 (28.6%) men. Ten (55.5%) of the HPV-positive men shed oncogenic HPV types. An association of borderline significance ( P = 0.06) was observed between HPV semen shedding and a lower sperm count. Conclusion HPV shedding in semen is common in African men. The relationship between HPV semen shedding and sperm quality merits to be further investigated.
ISSN:1386-6532
1873-5967
DOI:10.1016/j.jcv.2007.03.003