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Human Papillomavirus Infection: The Role of Vaccination in Pediatric Patients
Author(s) -
Nichols J R,
Stovall S H,
Jacobs R F
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100108
Subject(s) - human papillomavirus , clinical pharmacology , cervical cancer , public health , medicine , vaccination , hpv infection , human papillomavirus vaccine , hpv vaccines , family medicine , immunology , cancer , gardasil , pharmacology , pathology
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection among adolescents and adults in the United States. Given the prevalence of this infection and its relationship with the development of cervical cancer, HPV vaccine development has been a major public health initiative in the last decade. Despite extensive research in the development of these vaccines, there remain many unanswered questions in academic and public arenas regarding their administration and role in adolescent medicine. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2007) 81 , 607–610. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100108 ; published online 21 February 2007