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CDC study finds HPV infection common among U.S. women
Infection Control Monitor, March 2, 2007
About one in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus (HPV), according to data from a national study published in the February 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
HPV, which in some high-risk forms can cause cervical cancer, is estimated to be the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, according to a JAMA press release. The data resulted from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
A highly effective vaccine against certain HPV types--including two types responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancers worldwide--was licensed in June 2006 and recommended for routine use in females age 11 to 12 years in the United States.
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