Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of combined use of the imiquimod 5% cream and vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) using a quadrivalent recombinant vaccine to achieve long-term clinical remission of chronic HPV infection manifested by anogenital warts.

Material And Methods: The study comprised 36 patients, including 22 men, aged 26.4+/-4.1 years, who had from 1 to 5 anogenital warts. Participants of the study were vaccinated by quadrivalent recombinant vaccine under a 3-dose scheme 0-2-6 months co-administered with imiquimod 5% cream three times per week up to 16 weeks. The follow-up period was 2 years.

Results: Complete disappearance of genital warts within 1 year from baseline was observed in 34 (94.4%) patients. Two patients with anogenital warts after 1 year were treated for 1 year 3 months and 1 year and 4 months with Solcoderm which lead to the complete disappearance of genital warts. There were no recurrences of genital warts during the 2 years of follow-up.

Conclusion: Vaccination with a recombinant quadrivalent vaccine concurrently with using imiquimod 5% cream results in prolonged clinical remission of chronic HPV infection manifested by anogenital warts in at least 94.4% of the cases (2 year follow-up).

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