Seroprevalence of mucosal and cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) types among children and adolescents in the general population in Germany

Abstract Background In Germany, HPV vaccination of adolescent girls was introduced in 2007. Nationally representative data on the distribution of vaccine-relevant HPV types in the pre-vaccination era are, however, only available for the adult population. To obtain data in children and adolescents, w...

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Main Authors: Anna Loenenbach, Michael Pawlita, Tim Waterboer, Thomas Harder, Christina Poethko-Müller, Michael Thamm, Raskit Lachmann, Yvonne Deleré, Ole Wichmann, Miriam Wiese-Posselt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07028-8