title: The role of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the development of cervical neoplasia and carcinoma.
abstract: This paper is a comparative analysis of several recent studies on the relationship between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and invasive cervical carcinoma. In the pathogenesis of cervical cancer, the role of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is already well-documented; however, chronic Chlamydia trachomatis infection may have an indirect influence on the development of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Onkologii, Akademia Medyczna, ul. Łakowa 1, 60-731 Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Markowska
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markowski
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nalewaj
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000382:microbiology*