title: [Chlamydia trachomatis and papillomavirus infection in women with cytohistological abnormalities in uterine cervix].
abstract: The presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus (HPV) was evaluated by PCR technique in 189 sexually active women, between 15 and 58 years old, with cytological abnormalities in their uterine cervical epithelium and belonging to a region of Argentina with high incidence of cervical cancer. Risk factors in relation to chlamydial infection were also analyzed. Total prevalence for C. trachomatis infection was 24.9%, but there was a significant difference between prevalence in low socio-economical level (32.9%) and high or medium socio-economical level (17.7%). Total prevalence for DNA of HPV was 52.9%, but women infected with C. trachomatis showed a higher risk for viral infection than non-infected ones (OR = 2.27 / CI 95% = 1.10-4.73), with statistical significant difference (p = 0.016).
authors.affiliation: Area de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Argentina. gerdeluca@bib.unne.edu.ar
authors.forename: Gerardo D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Deluca
authors.forename: Héctor M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schelover
authors.forename: Estela M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chamorro
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albhom
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alonso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014626:Vaginal Smears