Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasma genitalium in patients with benign and malignant ovarian cancer by nested PCR method

ABSTRACT

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis [C. trachomatis] and Mycoplasma genitalium [M. genitalium] are considered factors in cervical and ovarian cancer and are associated with flaky cell carcinoma of the cervix. The role of steady infection, leading to chronic inflammation, in the of ovarian cancer has received very little consideration, although a background of pelvic inflammatory disease [PID] is in a case-control study associate to higher risk for ovarian cancer. C. trachomatis, the most common and important cause of PID in the developed world is the genital and cervical infectious agent. The aim of this study was prevalence of C. trachomatis and M. genitalium in patients with ovarian cancer who referred to Imam Hossein Hospital of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran