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SUBMITTER: Pinto LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5034962 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pinto Ligia A LA Kemp Troy J TJ Torres B Nelson BN Isaacs-Soriano Kimberly K Ingles Donna D Abrahamsen Martha M Pan Yuanji Y Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo E Salmeron Jorge J Giuliano Anna R AR
The Journal of infectious diseases 20160810 8
<h4>Background</h4>Human papillomavirus virus type 16 (HPV-16) and HPV-18 cause a large proportion of oropharyngeal cancers, which are increasing in incidence among males, and vaccine efficacy against oral HPV infections in men has not been previously evaluated.<h4>Methods</h4>Sera and saliva collected in mouthwash and Merocel sponges at day 1 and month 7 were obtained from 150 men aged 27-45 years from Tampa, Florida, and Cuernavaca, Mexico, who received Gardasil at day 1 and months 2 and 6. Sp ...[more]