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Impact of a High Coverage Vaccination Rate on Human Papillomavirus Infection Prevalence in Young Women: A Cross-sectional Study.
Journal of lower genital tract disease - 1 Oct 2020
Saldanha Conceição, Vieira-Baptista Pedro, Costa Mariana, Silva Ana Rita, Picão Miguel, Sousa Carlos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare the rate of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) genotypes in vaccinated (Gardasil [quadrivalent]) and unvaccinated cohorts of young women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study, consisting of the comparison of the prevalence of HPV 16, 18, and other HR genotypes in 2183 women younger than 25 years, according to their birth year...
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