Investigation of Parvovirus B19, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2, Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and 18 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

Correlations among HSV, CMV, and PTC are unexpected in our patient population. But parvovirus B19 and, to a lesser extent, HPV DNA genomes were detected in PTC using real-time PCR.