Cervical human papillomavirus infection in the female population in Barcelona, Spain.

Background And Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major cause of invasive cervical cancer. Identification of HPV determinants might allow for targeting of high-risk groups for cervical cancer.

Goal: The goal was to estimate the HPV prevalence and its determinants among women from the general population of Barcelona.

Prevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in sex workers and women from the general population in Spain.

Transmission routes of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in the general population are poorly understood. Whereas sexual transmission appears to be common in homosexual men, the evidence for heterosexual transmission is less convincing. In our study, prevalence of KSHV infection was examined among women in the Spanish general population and among sex workers.

Administration of antibiotics to patients with rupture of membranes at term: a prospective, randomized, multicentric study. Collaborative Group on PROM.

Objective: To assess whether antibiotic administration changes the rate of materno-fetal infectious morbidity in premature rupture of membranes occurring later than 35 weeks of gestation.

Methods: A prospective, randomized and multicentric study in the Perinatology Units of eleven hospitals in Spain. Women were randomized to either antibiotic administration or control group.