With the recent availability of a quadrivalent vaccine against human papillomavirus
(HPV), there has been a surge of published information about this infection in both
the scientific and lay press. Medical care providers desire more detailed information
about HPV in order to answer the questions frequently being posed by their patients
and their patient's parents or guardians. It is important to have a thorough and accurate
understanding of the incidence/prevalence; risk factors for infection; pathophysiology;
disease consequences of infection; updated screening guidelines for disease detection;
and the latest information about HPV immunization including the Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices guidelines, efficacy in both viral-naïve and non-naïve populations,
persistence of cross-neutralizing antibody levels, delayed anamnestic response to
viral challenge and potential adverse events from vaccine.
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Published online: May 29, 2009
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© 2009 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
