Sexually transmitted and other genital infections in women with cervical human papillomavirus infection.
OBJECTIVE
We investigated possible correlations between latent cervical human papillomavirus infection (CHPI) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).


METHODS
Of 972 randomly selected women attending 2 family planning clinics and a youth clinic who had agreed to participate in a study concerning STDs, 66 (6.8%) had latent CHPI.


RESULTS
An association was found between latent CHPI on one hand and a history of genital chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, recurrent vaginal candidiasis, cervicitis, or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) on the other, while no correlation between latent CHPI and coexistent STDs was found. No correlation of latent CHPI to either current or past genital warts was noted. In multifactorial analyses, which included the lifetime number of sexual partners and age at first intercourse, we found that all significant associations except a history of gonorrhea vanished.


CONCLUSIONS
In this study population, screening for other current STDs in women with latent CHPI would be of limited value.
Sikström
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mälar Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Hellberg
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Nilsson
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Kallings
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Mårdh
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