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oncogenic HPV

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oncogenic HPV
A human papillomavirus–HPV genotype, especially types 16, 18, but also types 31, 33, and 51, which is pathogenically linked to intraepithelial neoplasia–eg, uterine cervix, termed CIN. See CIN, HPV.


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12,15,16,20,31,41,45) The long-term duration of vaccine-induced protection, necessity for a booster, and degree and duration of cross-strain protection against other oncogenic HPV types not included in the vaccine are not yet known.
Cervical screening Vaccination against oncogenic HPV has shown a reduction in the lifetime risk of cancer: a) for all screened women, b) for women older than 26 years, c) for women who have been screened for between 5 and 10 years, d) for none of the screened women.
 
 
 
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