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Cervical Infection With Vaccine-Associated Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotypes as a Predictor of Acquisition and Clearance of Other HPV Infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2016
Tota Joseph E, Ramanakumar Agnihotram V, Villa Luisa L, Richardson Harriet, Burchell Ann N, Coutlée François, Franco Eduardo L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent birth cohorts vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) may be protected against up to 4 genotypes (HPV-6, -11, -16, and -18). If natural competition exists between these and other HPV types, then the prevalence of other types may increase after vaccination. METHODS: Cohort information from 3 studies was used to compare acquisition and clearance of 30 different HPV types (individually and...
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