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Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in sexually active adolescents and young women in England, prior to widespread HPV immunisation.
Vaccine - 6 Jun 2012
Howell-Jones Rebecca, de Silva Natasha, Akpan Mercy, Oakeshott Pippa, Carder Caroline, Coupland Lindsay, Sillis Margaret, Mallinson Harry, Ellis Vic, Frodsham David, Robinson T Ian, Gill O Noel, Beddows Simon, Soldan Kate
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The introduction of an HPV immunisation programme in England should result in a significant reduction in the prevalence of vaccine type infections in young women. Here we describe type-specific HPV prevalence in three samples of the young female population in England, prior to the beginning of mass immunisation in 2008. METHODS: Residual vulva-vaginal swab samples from females aged under 25 years...
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