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Prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes, categorised by their quadrivalent and nine-valent HPV vaccination coverage, and the genotype association with high-grade lesions.
BMC cancer - 30 Jan 2018
Paz-Zulueta María, Álvarez-Paredes Ledicia, Rodríguez Díaz Juan Carlos, Parás-Bravo Paula, Andrada Becerra Ma Encarnación, Rodríguez Ingelmo José María, Ruiz García María Montserrat, Portilla Joaquín, Santibañez Miguel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The new nine-valent vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) includes the four HPV genotypes (6, 11, 16, and 18) that are targeted by the older quadrivalent HPV vaccine, plus five additional oncogenic types (31, 33, 45, 52, and 58) remain significantly associated with high grade lesions. We aimed to determine the prevalence of high-risk HPV genotypes in unvaccinated subjects and the association of...
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