Table 2

Median and mean durations of infection in months and proportion of persistent infection for individual and grouped HPV types (combined cervical and cervicovaginal samples)

Liberal definition: clearance defined as first negative results postinfectionConservative definition: clearance defined as two consecutive negative results postinfection
HPV type, speciesNo. of eventsMedian duration of infection (95% CI)Mean duration of infection (95% CI)% of persistent infection (1-year)No. of eventsMedian duration of infection (95% CI)Mean duration of infection (95% CI)% of persistent infection (1-year)
HPV6436.5 (5.7 to 9.0)9.5 (7.5 to 11.5)16.1417.2 (5.7 to 9.6)10.0 (7.9 to 12.2)18.2
HPV11247.2 (5.8 to 11.7)9.2 (6.9 to 11.4)25.5239.8 (6.0 to 12.6)11.0 (7.9 to 14.1)32.3
HPV168211.8 (10.3 to 16.7)15.8 (13.0 to 18.5)49.06916.9 (11.7 to 22.6)21.3 (17.3 to 25.2)60.6
HPV18616.2 (5.8 to 11.1)10.8 (8.3 to 13.3)33.0577.7 (5.9 to 12.2)12.1 (9.4 to 14.9)39.3
HPV31447.4 (5.9 to 12.1)10.9 (8.4 to 13.4)36.63910.6 (6.7 to 16.7)14.0 (10.8 to 17.1)46.7
HPV33278.0 (6.2 to 10.6)10.0 (7.3 to 12.7)27.1248.7 (6.2 to 13.3)11.3 (8.3 to 14.3)40.2
HPV3486.0 (2.5 to 11.5)8.0 (5.1 to 10.8)12.586.0 (2.5 to 11.5)8.0 (5.1 to 10.8)12.5
HPV352112.1 (6.2 to 16.6)14.8 (10.7 to 18.8)50.31614.3 (11.3 to 24.6)17.6 (12.7 to 22.5)59.0
HPV39496.5 (6.0 to 8.3)11.0 (8.5 to 13.5)30.2448.1 (6.5 to 14.1)13.8 (10.7 to 16.9)40.4
HPV40236.0 (4.4 to 8.1)7.2 (5.5 to 8.9)13.5216.0 (4.4 to 9.5)7.7 (5.8 to 9.7)17.4
HPV42116.0 (3.2 to 10.0)6.8 (5.2 to 8.3)0.097.2 (3.2 to 34.8)13.0 (5.2 to 20.8)22.9
HPV43205.9 (4.4 to 8.5)7.9 (5.5 to 10.4)17.1156.0 (4.4 to 16.6)10.0 (6.8 to 13.2)31.0
HPV44216.9 (4.4 to 13.9)11.2 (7.0 to 15.4)32.6187.0 (6.0 to 19.3)14.4 (9.1 to 19.8)39.4
HPV45287.0 (5.5 to 9.2)8.9 (6.8 to 11.0)21.8257.2 (5.6 to 11.6)9.8 (7.3 to 12.2)24.9
HPV51827.4 (6.0 to 10.6)11.3 (9.1 to 13.5)33.66910.3 (6.9 to 12.5)15.4 (11.7 to 19.1)40.8
HPV527610.7 (7.2 to 14.5)14.9 (12.3 to 17.5)45.36416.8 (10.8 to 21.4)19.9 (16.2 to 23.6)60.3
HPV538111.2 (9.3 to 12.0)12.0 (10.3 to 13.6)40.87012.1 (11.1 to 14.7)15.5 (12.9 to 18.0)50.1
HPV54386.0 (5.3 to 7.6)8.6 (6.8 to 10.4)29.5326.9 (5.8 to 12.5)10.2 (8.0 to 12.4)39.4
HPV56466.1 (5.3 to 12.1)11.9 (8.8 to 15.0)36.53912.1 (6.0 to 18.3)14.7 (11.0 to 18.5)52.9
HPV58269.7 (5.3 to 12.0)11.5 (8.4 to 14.6)30.82411.4 (7.5 to 21.8)13.7 (10.4 to 17.0)44.8
HPV59257.0 (5.3 to 11.6)8.5 (6.5 to 10.5)28.1227.3 (5.3 to 13.4)9.0 (6.8 to 11.2)34.4
HPV66596.5 (5.8 to 9.3)9.4 (7.7 to 11.0)25.4509.0 (6.0 to 11.6)12.4 (9.6 to 15.2)36.7
HPV68456.2 (5.8 to 12.3)10.7 (8.4 to 13.1)36.6427.8 (6.0 to 14.0)12.7 (10.1 to 15.3)45.1
HPV701810.2 (5.5 to 18.9)18.0 (9.9 to 26.0)42.51412.5 (6.0 to 25.8)22.5 (12.8 to 32.2)53.1
HPV74246.5 (5.3 to 18.7)12.2 (8.8 to 15.6)42.02211.0 (5.3 to 18.7)14.1 (9.9 to 18.3)48.6
Any HPV25114.5 (11.8 to 16.8)21.9 (19.4 to 24.3)53.721025.0 (18.0 to 27.9)29.7 (26.7 to 32.7)66.4
HR-HPV23213.7 (10.6 to 16.8)19.5 (17.3 to 21.8)54.118724.6 (20.1 to 28.8)28.1 (25.0 to 31.2)67.4
LR-HPV1508.6 (6.5 to 10.9)11.6 (10.1 to 13.1)32.313011.6 (10.2 to 12.5)14.8 (12.8 to 16.8)44.3
Species-61469.9 (7.5 to 11.6)12.1 (10.6 to 13.7)39.312211.7 (9.7 to 13.0)16.5 (14.0 to 19.0)48.9
Species-71487.3 (6.2 to 11.3)12.6 (10.7 to 14.4)38.913311.7 (7.3 to 14.1)16.4 (14.0 to 18.7)49.4
Species-8405.9 (5.0 to 6.2)7.4 (5.8 to 9.0)15.0.326.0 (5.5. to 9.5)8.8 (6.7 to 11.0)24.1
Species-916713.1 (10.6 to 16.7)16.7 (14.7 to 18.8)52.113620.0 (15.9 to 23.3)23.9 (20.7 to 27.1)65.1
Species-10797.0 (6.0 to 8.8)10.0 (8.3 to 11.7)29.0728.7 (6.2 to 11.7)11.9 (9.8 to 14.0)35.8
  • α species 6=HPVs 53, 56, 66; α species 7=HPVs 18, 39, 45, 59, 68, 70; α species 8=HPVs 40, 43; α species 9=HPVs 16, 31, 33, 35, 52, 58; α species 10=HPVs 6, 11, 44.

  • HPV, human papillomavirus; HR-HPV, high-risk HPV (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66 and 68); LR-HPV, low-risk HPV (6, 11, 34, 40, 42, 43, 44, 53, 54, 59, 70 and 74).