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Molecular detection of HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in Brazilian women with abnormal cervical cytology.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2012
de Abreu André L P, Nogara Paula R B, Souza Raquel P, da Silva Mariana C, Uchimura Nelson S, Zanko Rodrigo L, Ferreira Erika C, Tognim Maria C B, Teixeira Jorge J V, Gimenes Fabrícia, Consolaro Marcia E L
Abstract excerpt
The question of whether Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is a cofactor for human Papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical carcinogenesis is still controversial. We conducted a molecular detection study of both infections in 622 Brazilian women, including 252 women with different grades of abnormal cervical cytology and cervical cancer (CC; cases) and 370 women with normal cytology (controls). Although Ct infection did not seem...
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