Human papillomavirus prevalence and vaccine effectiveness in young women in Germany, 2017/2018: results from a nationwide study

• Main Authors: Anna Loenenbach (Author), Viktoria Schönfeld (Author), Anja Takla (Author), Miriam Wiese-Posselt (Author), Adine Marquis (Author), Sarah Thies (Author), Matthias Sand (Author), Andreas M. Kaufmann (Author), Ole Wichmann (Author), Thomas Harder (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundInfections with human papillomaviruses (HPV) are sexually transmitted and can cause cancer. In Germany, vaccination against HPV is recommended for girls and boys aged 9-17 years. We aimed to investigate HPV DNA prevalence, genotype distribution and vaccine effectiveness (VE) in women aged...