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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection With Redetection of Human Papillomavirus After Apparent Clearance
Author(s) -
Marcia L. Shew,
Aaron Ermel,
Bree Weaver,
Yan Tong,
Wanzhu Tu,
Laura M. Kester,
Cheryl Denski,
J.Dennis Fortenberry,
Darron R. Brown
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit346
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , hpv infection , chlamydia , hazard ratio , medicine , cohort , cervical cancer , proportional hazards model , cohort study , confidence interval , cancer , gynecology , immunology
Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with an increased risk of cervical malignancy. Redetection of type-specific HPV after a period of nondetection may be caused by reactivation of a low-level persistent infection. Little is known about factors associated with type-specific HPV redetection.

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