Prevalence of Oral HPV Infection in Unvaccinated Men and Women in the United States, 2009-2016

JAMA. 2019 Sep 10;322(10):977-979. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.10508.

Abstract

To estimate changes in oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence attributable to vaccination vs herd immunity, this national survey study uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to compare oral HPV prevalence for 4 types targeted by HPV vaccine and 33 nonvaccine types in unvaccinated US adults aged 18 to 59 years from 2009 to 2016.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Herd
  • Male
  • Mouth Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Prevalence
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines