Trichomonas vaginalis as a risk factor for human papillomavirus: a study with women undergoing cervical cancer screening in a northeast region of Brazil.

Ilka Kassandra Pereira BelfortAna Paula Almeida CunhaFrancisco Pedro Belfort MendesLeonardo Victor Galvão-MoreiraRenata Gaspar LemosLucas Henrique de Lima CostaPablo MonteiroMariele Borges FerreiraGerusinete Rodrigues Bastos Dos SantosJoyce Leal CostaAlice de Sá FerreiraLuiz Gustavo Oliveira BritoLuciane Maria Oliveira BritoFlávia Castello Branco VidalSally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro

Published in: BMC women's health (2021)

We concluded that a TV infection is associated with an HPV infection of the cervix as well as with the cervical cytological abnormalities. Further studies could reveal the mechanisms by which these two organisms interact at the cellular level, with control for shared behavioral risk factors.

Keyphrases

cervical cancer screening
risk factors
genome wide
preterm birth
single cell
type diabetes
high grade
gram negative