Incidence of oncogenic HPV infection in women with and without mental illness: A population-based cohort study in Sweden
by Eva Herweijer, Kejia Hu, Jiangrong Wang, Donghao Lu, P är Sparén, Hans-Olov Adami, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Karin Sundström, Fang Fang BackgroundWomen with mental illness experience an increased risk of cervical cancer. The excess risk is partly due to low participation in cervical screening; however, it remains unknown whether it is also attributable to an increased risk of infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). We aimed to examine whether women with mental illness had an increased infection rate of HPV compared to women without mental illness. Methods and findingsUsing a cohort design, we analyzed all 337,116 wo...
Source: PLoS Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Eva Herweijer Source Type: research

Effect of age at initiation of the human papillomavirus vaccine on the association between race/ethnicity and completion of the vaccine series
CONCLUSION: Strong recommendations to ensure patients are UTD on the HPV vaccine series are essential to improving UTD among all adolescents and follow-up should occur when administering other vaccines to reduce missed opportunities.PMID:38519345 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.050 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - March 22, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jacqueline Hirth Tiffany Ostovar-Kermani Judith A Gutierrez Erika L Thompson Tracey E Barnett Roger Zoorob Source Type: research

Efficacy and Safety of Topical Traditional Chinese Medicine Monotherapy in Persistent HPV Infection Among Males
CONCLUSION: Paiteling is convenient, safe, and effective for the treatment of persistent HPV infection in males.PMID:38518163 (Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine)
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - March 22, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Haiqian Yang Chengfang Zhang Yingyao Yu Kexin Li Min Liu Yonglong Gao Yuanyuan Shang Source Type: research

Effect of age at initiation of the human papillomavirus vaccine on the association between race/ethnicity and completion of the vaccine series
CONCLUSION: Strong recommendations to ensure patients are UTD on the HPV vaccine series are essential to improving UTD among all adolescents and follow-up should occur when administering other vaccines to reduce missed opportunities.PMID:38519345 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.050 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - March 22, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jacqueline Hirth Tiffany Ostovar-Kermani Judith A Gutierrez Erika L Thompson Tracey E Barnett Roger Zoorob Source Type: research