Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination targeting females aged 12-13 years commenced in Australia in 2007, with catch-up vaccination of females aged 13-26 years continuing to 2009. Whole-population analyses, including effects on the Indigenous population, have not previously been reported.All hospital admissions between 1999-2011 involving a diagnosis of genital warts were obtained from a comprehensive national database. We compared the age-specific rates before to those after implementation of the vaccination program, according to sex and other characteristics.Admission rates decreased from mid-2007 in females aged 12-17 years (annual decline, 44.1
作者:Megan A, Smith;Bette, Liu;Peter, McIntyre;Robert, Menzies;Aditi, Dey;Karen, Canfell
来源:The Journal of infectious diseases 2015 年 211卷 1期