1.
Acta Cytol
; 29(5): 661-4, 1985.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3863421
ABSTRACT
Fifty-four patients with Chlamydia-associated changes on the cervical smears, in whom adequate follow-up had been obtained over a two-year period, were investigated. The progression to biopsy-proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III in this group was 42.6%, significantly higher than the 15.8% progression rate noted in a control group of patients with similar cytologic abnormalities but unassociated with Chlamydia. This finding suggests that Chlamydia may be a cocarcinogen or a potentiating agent in the progression of CIN.
Subject(s)
Chlamydia Infections/complications , Precancerous Conditions/etiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/etiology , Adult , Chlamydia Infections/diagnosis , Chlamydia Infections/pathology , Epithelium/pathology , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Precancerous Conditions/microbiology , Precancerous Conditions/pathology , Risk , Time Factors , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/microbiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology
2.
S Afr Med J
; 62(22): 812-4, 1982 Nov 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7147110