Cross-sectional seroprevalence of antibodies against 6, 11, 16 and 18 human papilloma virus (HPV) types among teenagers and young women in Italy

• Egile Nagusiak: Silvia Lupi (Egilea), Mauro Bergamini (Egilea), Enrica Guidi (Egilea), Pasquale Gregorio (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND. Little is known about human papilloma virus (HPV) seroprevalence in the healthy Italian population. The aim of the study was to assess seroprevalence of antibodies against HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18 among girls and young women in Italy. METHODS. Sera were tested with a commercially available E...