Article
Association of HPV infection and Chlamydia trachomatis seropositivity in cases of cervical neoplasia in Midwest Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2012
da Silva Barros Narriman Kennia, Costa Maria Cecília, Alves Rosane Ribeiro Figueiredo, Villa Luísa Lina, Derchain Sophie Françoise Mauricette, Zeferino Luiz Carlos, Dos Santos Carneiro Megmar Aparecida, Rabelo-Santos Silvia Helena
Abstract excerpt
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the main etiological agent for cervical neoplasia. However, the presence of a single type HPV infection alone is unlikely to be sufficient to cause cervical cancer. There is epidemiologic evidence suggesting that HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis play a central role in the etiology of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and subsequent cervical cancer. To evaluate the...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Biopsy
- Brazil
- Chlamydia Infections
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Colposcopy
- Comorbidity