Open AccessAssociation of abnormal cervical cytology with coinfection of human papillomavirus and Chlamydia trachomatis
Author(s) -
Nisha Madaan,
Deepika Pandhi,
Vineeta Sharma,
Sambit Bhattacharya,
Kiran Guleria,
Kiran Mishra,
Mausumi Bharadwaj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_9_19
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , coinfection , gynecology , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , cytology , atypia , chlamydia , dysplasia , ascus (bryozoa) , hpv infection , cervical cancer , obstetrics , pathology , cancer , virology , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , botany , ascospore , spore , biology
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and human papillomavirus (HPV) are considered to be major sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and likely health hazard among women. In addition, HPV and CT are considered as potential cofactors in the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).