Chlamydia trachomatis as a probable cofactor in human papillomavirus infection in aboriginal women from northeastern Argentina

Chlamydia trachomatis as a probable cofactor in human papillomavirus infection in aboriginal women from northeastern Argentina

Objectives: High-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are strongly associated with cervical cancer (CC), and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), the most frequent sexually transmitted bacterial infection (STBI) worldwide, seems to be a risk factor for HPV infection and for CC. It is also known that both...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Daniel Deluca, PhD, MSc, Jorge Basiletti, Eduardo Schelover, MD, Nicolás Díaz Vásquez, MD, José Mario Alonso, PhD, Héctor Marcelo Marín, Raúl Horacio Lucero, María Alejandra Picconi, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702525

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