Risk of newly detected infections and cervical abnormalities in adult women seropositive or seronegative for naturally acquired HPV-16/18 antibodies.
Dominique RosillonLaurence BarilMaria Rowena Del Rosario-RaymundoCosette Marie WheelerSusan Rachel SkinnerSuzanne Marie GarlandJorge SalmeronEduardo Lazcano-PonceCarlos Santiago VallejosTanya StoneyBram Ter HarmselTimothy Yong Kuei LimSwee Chong QuekGalina MinkinaShelly Ann McNeilCeline BouchardKah Leng FongDeborah MoneyArunachalam IlancheranAlevtina SavichevaMargaret CruickshankArchana ChatterjeeAlison FianderMark MartensMarie Cecile BozonnatFrank StruyfGary DubinXavier CastellsaguéPublished in: Cancer medicine (2019)
Naturally acquired anti-HPV-16 antibodies were associated with a decreased risk of subsequent infection and cervical abnormalities in women >25 years. This possible protection was lower than that previously reported in 15- to 25-year-old women.