OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether the presence of genital infection adversely affects smear quality. METHOD A prospective study of all patients having cytology performed. The presence of genital infection was recorded and compared with the smear result. RESULTS The presence of genital infection was not associated with inadequate cytology. Inflammatory changes were found in association with sym...

Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen of global public health significance. It is associated with trachoma (serovars A, B, B1 and C), lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV, serovars L1, L2 and L3) and genital infection (serovars D to K). Genital C. trachomatis infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and is a threat to the reproductive health of women in both developed and developing countri...

Human papillomaviruses cause the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world and are responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. Genital human papillomavirus infection can be divided into low-risk infections (causing genital warts) and high-risk infections (causing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and cervical and other cancers). Exposure to human papilloma- virus typica...

Accepted for publication 29 September 1992 Abstract Objectives-To investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in a group of female teenagers, and to analyse to what extent HPV DNA was also detectable, in urethra and cervix samples among the patients with macroscopic genital warts compared with those without. Design-The patients were interviewed about their sexual habits ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the recent epidemiology of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in England and Wales. DESIGN Retrospective study of routinely available surveillance datasets and ad hoc prevalence studies. METHODS Numbers of new cases of genital C trachomatis infection, obtained from the Department of Health and Welsh Office, were combined with the estimated mid-year resident popula...

Over the past few decades, epidemiology and natural history studies have led to improved understanding of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and to promising prevention strategies. HPV infection is the cause of anogenital warts and cervical cancer, as well as a proportion of other anogenital and head and neck cancers. Data from clinical trials have resulted in recommendations that support the...

Genital infection is a common worldwide disease among females with clinical features such as bilateral lower abdominal tenderness, abnormal vaginal or cervical discharge, fever, abnormal vaginal bleeding, dyspareunia, vaginal itching, and adnexal tenderness, which can significantly impair women's health and quality of life. Genital infection is commonly treated with antibiotics, leading to an i...

OBJECTIVES Understanding the regional epidemiology of genital Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infections is important for clinical and public health practice, due to the increasing availability of type-specific serologic testing in Canada and the contribution of genital HSV-2 infection to ongoing HIV transmission. We used centralized laboratory data to describe trends in viral identifications of gen...