Open AccessAssociation Between Maternal Human Papillomavirus Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Joseph Niyibizi,
Nadège Zanré,
MarieHélène Mayrand,
Helen Trottier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa054
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , obstetrics , meta analysis , pregnancy , premature rupture of membranes , confidence interval , abortion , low birth weight , intrauterine growth restriction , observational study , premature birth , birth weight , miscarriage , fetus , gynecology , gestation , genetics , biology
Experimental studies provide evidence of the harmful effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection on pregnancy, but observational studies are inconclusive. We systematically assessed the association between HPV and adverse pregnancy outcomes.