Prevalence of human papillomavirus antibodies in young female subjects in England.
Sera from 1483 female subjects in England aged 10-29 years were tested. The age-standardised seroprevalence was 10.7% (95% confidence intervals 9.0-12.3) for human papillomavirus (HPV) 6, 2.7% (1.8-3.6) for HPV 11, 11.9% (10.2-13.6) for HPV 16, 4.7% (3.5-5.8) for HPV 18, and 20.7% (18.6-22.7) for any of the four types.
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Immunisation Department, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK. mark.jit@hpa.org.uk
Vyse
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Borrow
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Pebody
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Soldan
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Miller
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral