Substantial Decline in Vaccine-Type Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Among Vaccinated Young Women During the First 8 Years After HPV Vaccine Introduction in a Community
Author(s) -
Jessica A. Kahn,
Lea E. Widdice,
Lili Ding,
Bin Huang,
Darron R. Brown,
Eduardo L. Franco,
David I. Bernstein
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw533
Subject(s) - medicine , human papillomavirus , human papillomavirus vaccine , virology , immunology , cervical cancer , cancer , gardasil
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine effectiveness and herd protection are not well established in community settings. Our objective was to determine trends in vaccine-type HPV in young women during the 8 years after vaccine introduction, to assess changes in HPV prevalence and characterize herd protection in a community.
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