Incident HPV 51 Infection after Prophylactic Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) L1 Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Gardasil/Silgard®

We report the case of a 19-year-old woman who received a complete vaccine program by Gardasil. After one year, Greiner HPV test revealed HPV51 positivity. This case report highlights the limits of the vaccine, and the need to have a clinical follow up of patients despite the vaccination program.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philippe Halfon, Sophie Ravet, Hacène Khiri, Guillaume Penaranda, Carole Lefoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S6177