Cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Determinants of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection

*The foUowing physicians are coauthors of the paper: L Fedele, F Varotto, F Parazzini-L. Mangiagalli Institute, Milan, Italy. G Nicoletti, G TemperaDepartment of Microbiology, Catania, Italy. G Palumbo-Department of Obstetrical Pathology, Catania, Italy. A Sanna-Department of Microbiology, Rome, Italy S Dell'Acqua, A LucisanoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catholic University "S. Cuor...

Chlamydia trachomatis infection and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

OBJECTIVES High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer. As Chlamydia trachomatis is also linked to cervical cancer, its role as a potential co-factor in the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or higher was examined. METHODS The placebo arms of two large, multinational, clinical trials of an HPV6/11/16/18 vaccine were combined. A ...

Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection-Associated Risk of Cervical Cancer

As whether Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases the risk of cervical cancer is controversial in the literature, we performed a meta-analysis.Based on a comprehensive search of publications in the Medline, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases, we identified and extracted data from all relevant articles examining C. trachomatis infection and the risk of cervical cancer. The quality of each include...

Infection Modulates Chlamydia trachomatis

P-59: Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Femaleswith Secondary Infertility

Background: We designed a prospective study to assess the role of Chlamydia in secondary infertility Materials and Methods: 40 women with secondary infertility and 30 term healthy pregnant women of similar age composition were studied for past and present chlamydia trachomatis infection. Women attending the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with complaint of secondary infertil...