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. 2021 Oct 21:16:100300.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100300. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Suspension of proactive recommendations for HPV vaccination has led to a significant increase in HPV infection rates in young Japanese women: real-world data

Masayuki Sekine  1 , Manako Yamaguchi  1 , Risa Kudo  1 , Sharon J B Hanley  2 , Yutaka Ueda  3 , Sosuke Adachi  1 , Megumi Kurosawa  1 , Etsuko Miyagi  4 , Megumi Hara  5 , Takayuki Enomoto  1
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Suspension of proactive recommendations for HPV vaccination has led to a significant increase in HPV infection rates in young Japanese women: real-world data

Masayuki Sekine et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. .
No abstract available

Keywords: HPV infection; HPV vaccine; Japanese women; cervical cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Manako Yamaguchi, Yutaka Ueda, and Takayuki Enomoto received lecture fees from Merck Sharp and Dohme. Etsuko Miyagi received honoraria and lecture fees from Roche Diagnostics, Merck Sharp and Dohme, and Hologic Japan. All other authors report no potential conflicts.

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(a) Annual trends in HPV 16/18 infection rate among Japanese women aged 20-21. (b) Changes in HPV 16/18 infection rate of Japanese 20-year-old women after "Suspension of proactive recommendations of HPV vaccination"
Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Annual trends in HPV 16/18 infection rate among Japanese women aged 20-21. (b) Changes in HPV 16/18 infection rate of Japanese 20-year-old women after "Suspension of proactive recommendations of HPV vaccination"
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