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SUBMITTER: Levin MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3033215 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Levin Myron J MJ Moscicki Anna-Barbara AB Song Lin-Ye LY Fenton Terrence T Meyer William A WA Read Jennifer S JS Handelsman Edward L EL Nowak Barbara B Sattler Carlos A CA Saah Alfred A Radley David R DR Esser Mark T MT Weinberg Adriana A
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20101001 2
<h4>Background</h4>Quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (QHPV) is > 95% effective in preventing infection with vaccine-type human papillomavirus. The safety and immunogenicity of QHPV are unknown in HIV-infected children.<h4>Methods</h4>HIV-infected children (N = 126)-age > 7 to < 12 years, with a CD4% ≥ 15-and on stable antiretroviral therapy if CD4% was < 25-were blindly assigned to receive a dose of QHPV or placebo (3:1 ratio) at 0, 8, and 24 weeks. Adverse events were evaluated after ea ...[more]