Association of Chlamydia trachomatis with persistence of high-risk types of human papillomavirus in a cohort of female adolescents

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a necessary but not sufficient cause of cervical cancer. While chlamydia infection has been associated with cervical cancer, the meaning of this association remains unclear. The authors' objective was to investigate this association by evaluating whether...

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Published in:	American journal of epidemiology Vol. 162; no. 7; p. 668
Main Authors:	Samoff, Erika, Koumans, Emilia H, Markowitz, Lauri E, Sternberg, Maya, Sawyer, Mary K, Swan, David, Papp, John R, Black, Carolyn M, Unger, Elizabeth R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.10.2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Animals Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification Female Georgia - epidemiology Gonorrhea - epidemiology Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Trichomonas - isolation & purification Trichomonas Infections - epidemiology Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - microbiology Vaginosis, Bacterial - epidemiology Georgia
ISSN:	0002-9262
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