Infection Control Today - Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Prevalence of Oral HPV Infection Higher Among Men Than Women

The overall prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is approximately 7 percent among men and women ages 14 to 69 years in the United States, while the prevalence among men is higher than among women, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being ...More

2 weeks ago

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Study Finds Gardasil Does Not Trigger Autoimmune Conditions After Vaccination

Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis after vaccination in young women, according ...More

3 weeks ago

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Women Can Self-Test for HPV Easily and Accurately

A team of German researchers has shown that women can accurately test themselves for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the most common cause of cervical cancer. The research is published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. "The high sensitivity ...More

October 20, 2011

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HPV Infection Highly Prevalent Among Organ Transplant Recipients

A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals an association between the human papillomavirus (betaPV) infection and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients. HPV is known to cause cervical cancer and SCC in the ...More

July 12, 2011

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Protein Inhibitor May Bring a Topical Treatment for HPV

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death for women, and is a common cause of anogenital and some head and neck cancers. Thanks to research being done at Tufts University School of Medicine, patients infected with ...More

April 26, 2011

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Lengthening Dosing Schedule for HPV Vaccine May Provide Effective Option for Expanding Use

Administration of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine doses over a longer period of time to adolescent girls in Vietnam resulted in antibody concentration levels that were comparable to the standard vaccine schedule, according to a study in the April 13 issue of JAMA, a ...More

April 12, 2011

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A Better Test for HPV

A new test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is just as sensitive as the old one, but more specific for detecting cervical cancer, meaning that it has fewer false positive results, according to a paper in the February 2011 Journal of Clinical Microbiology. "This is important ...More

March 21, 2011

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HPV Vaccine Works for Boys: Study Shows First Clear Benefits

The vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital warts in men when offered before exposure to the four HPV strains covered by the vaccine, according to a new multi-center study led by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and UCSF. The four-year, ...More

February 4, 2011

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Study Details How Protein Made by HPV Thwarts Protective Human Protein

An international team of researchers is reporting that it has uncovered new information about human papillomavirus that one day may aid in the development of drugs to eliminate the cervical-cancer-causing infection. Led by researcher Per Jemth of Uppsala University in ...More

January 12, 2011

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Men's Openness to HPV Vaccine Could Bolster Impact of New FDA Decision, Reduce Cancer Deaths

Men are more willing to receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine when they learn the vaccine can prevent cancer, according to a recent University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill study. The research reinforces hopes that a related decision by the Food and Drug ...More

January 4, 2011

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