Sex-specific immunization for sexually transmitted infections such as human papillomavirus: insights from mathematical models.

BACKGROUND: Sex-specific differences regarding the transmissibility and the course of infection are the rule rather than the exception in the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Human papillomavirus (HPV) provides an example: disease outcomes differ between men and women, as does...

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Main Authors: Johannes A Bogaards, Mirjam Kretzschmar, Maria Xiridou, Chris J L M Meijer, Johannes Berkhof, Jacco Wallinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3243713?pdf=render