Article
Prevalence of sexually transmitted pathogens associated with HPV infection in cervical samples in a Mexican population.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2015
Magaña-Contreras Mariana, Contreras-Paredes Adriana, Chavez-Blanco Alma, Lizano Marcela, De la Cruz-Hernandez Yanira, De la Cruz-Hernandez Erick
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer development has been mainly associated with persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. However, HPV infection is unlikely to be sufficient to cause cervical cancer, and the contribution of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could be the determining factor for cervical lesion-progression. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of STIs associated with HPV-positivity in...
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