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Human Papillomavirus Genotype Replacement: Still Too Early to Tell?
The Journal of infectious diseases - 2 Aug 2021
Man Irene, Vänskä Simopekka, Lehtinen Matti, Bogaards Johannes A
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BACKGROUND: Although human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly efficacious in protecting against HPV infections and related diseases, vaccination may trigger replacement by nontargeted genotypes if these compete with the vaccine-targeted types. HPV genotype replacement has been deemed unlikely, based on the lack of systematic increases in the prevalence of nonvaccine-type (NVT) infection in the first decade...
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