title: Human papillomavirus infection: the role of vaccination in pediatric patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stovall
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010290:Parents; D014611:Vaccination / Q000941:ethics
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines