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Friday Aug 10, 2018
Friday Aug 10, 2018
September 2007 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Douglas R. Lowy, MD
Article: "HPV Vaccine in Young Women with Preexisting Infection"
Summary Points:
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The HPV vaccine has been shown to work very well in preventing new (incident) infection and disease caused by the HPV types targeted in the vaccine.
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This study shows that HPV vaccination does not hasten clearance of existing (prevalent) infection with the HPV types targeted by the vaccine (HPV16 and 18).
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It is most cost-effective to administer the vaccine before patients are exposed to HPV, because the vaccine is effective in preventing new infection but does not appear to be effective in treating established infection.
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