Table 2 Type distribution of high-risk HPV genotypes in cancerous and benign prostate tissues. The HPV positivity rate was 32.7% (18.4–49.6%, 95% bootstrap CI) using the bootstrapping assay for the table.

From: Detection of high-risk Human Papillomavirus in prostate cancer from a UK based population

Pathological status

HPV genotype

HPV + cancerous cases n = 5

5/14 (36%)

16

31

33

35

18

39

45

59

52

56

58

66

 

2/5 (40)

2/5 (40)

1/5 (20)

1/5 (20)

2/5 (40)

1/5 (20)

HPV + benign cases n = 11

11/35 (31%)

16

31

33

35

18

39

45

59

52

56

58

66

Prostatitis 9/23 (39%)

1/9 (11)

3/9 (33)

3/9 (33)

1/9 (11)

4/9 (44)

1/9 (11)

1/9 (11)

No prostatitis 2/12 (17%)

1/2 (50)

2/2 (100)

Total prevalence of specific HPV genotype cases n = 

1/11 (9)

4/11 (36)

5/11 (45)

1/11 (9)

4/11 (36)

1/11 (9)

1/11 (9)

  1. Prevalence of 12 HR-HPV types in prostate tissue samples. The table demonstrates the prevalence of each of the 12 HR-HPV types in cancerous and non-cancerous prostate tissue. Most prevalent HPV types in cancerous cases were HPV16, 35 and 56 with 2 samples infected. The most prevalent HPV type in non-cancerous cases was HPV35 with prevalence a total of 5 samples infected followed by HPV33 and 52 with a total of 4 samples infected. The data was bootstrapped, and the observed HPV positivity rate was 32.7% (18.4–49.6%, 95% bootstrap CI).