Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus coinfection: association with p16INK4a and Ki67 expression in biopsies of patients with pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions

Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus coinfection: association with p16INK4a and Ki67 expression in biopsies of patients with pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions

The objective of this study was to identify the frequency of coinfection by human papillomavirus (HPV) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in cervical lesions and relate it with immunohistochemical expression of p16INK4a and Ki67, both oncogenicity markers. A cross-sectional study with 86 women from prim...

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Main Authors: Luciane Noal Calil, PhD, Cristine Nascente Igansi, MSc, PhD, Luise Meurer, MD, Maria Isabel Albano Edelweiss, MD, PhD, Mary Clarisse Bozzetti, MD, MSc, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701170157X

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