title: Prevalence of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 neutralizing antibodies in prenatal women in British Columbia.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 and 18 neutralizing antibody (NAb) titers were measured in 1,020 prenatal women in British Columbia aged 15 to 39. HPV 16 and 18 NAbs were detected in 183/1,020 (17.9%) and 97/1,020 (9.5%), respectively, and 39 (3.8%) had NAbs to both types. Titers were similar across age strata.
authors.affiliation: BC Centre for Disease Control, 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada. mel.krajden@bccdc.ca
authors.forename: Mel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krajden
authors.forename: Karuna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karunakaran
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Joel M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palefsky
authors.forename: Rachna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Darrel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Gina S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petric
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000097:blood*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D052162:Human papillomavirus 16 / Q000276:immunology*; D052161:Human papillomavirus 18 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing; D000914:Antibodies, Viral