title: Immunological's host profile for HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis, a cervical cancer cofactor.
abstract: Over 100 different genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) have been isolated to date, while Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually-transmitted pathogen. This review considers evidence that C. trachomatis infection became a cofactor for HPV establishment and the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunopathology Keizo Asami, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Professor Moraes Rego, Campus Universitário s/n, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Catarina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: José Humberto de Lima
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto Eleutério
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Danyelly
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruneska
authors.forename: José Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: de Lima Filho
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*