Cervical Cytopathological Findings in Korean Women with Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum Infections
- Title
- Cervical Cytopathological Findings in Korean Women with Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum Infections
- Author
- 노재숙
- Keywords
- CELLULAR-CHANGES; INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PAP-SMEARS; CYTOLOGY; POPULATION; CANCER; ASSOCIATION; SYSTEM; RISK
- Issue Date
- 2014-01
- Publisher
- HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 410 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, #287 PMB, NEW YORK, NY 10022 USA
- Citation
- The Scientific World Journal, Vol.2014 (2014), 5 pages
- Abstract
- This is to investigate the cervical cytological abnormalities associated with Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections on routine screen. A total of 714 subjects who had undergone cervical Pap smears and concomitant analyses for cervical infections were included by a retrospective search. The frequencies of reactive cellular change (RCC) and squamous epithelial abnormalities were significantly higher in Chlamydia positive subjects than in uninfected subjects (P < 0.001). Of the 124 subjects tested for M. hominis, M. genitalium, and U. urealyticum, 14 (11%) were positive for M. hominis and 29 (23%) were positive for U. urealyticum. Squamous abnormalities were more frequent in subjects with Ureaplasma infections than in uninfected subjects (24% versus 8%). Taking together these findings, C. trachomatis and U. urealyticum may have a causal role in the development of cervical epithelial changes, including RCC. Thus, extra awareness is warranted in cervical screening of women with Chlamydia or Ureaplasma infections.
- URI
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/756713/abs/http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/47715
- ISSN
- 1537-744X
- DOI
- 10.1155/2014/756713
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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