Detection of cervical infections in colposcopy clinic patients

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Aug;39(8):2946-50. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.8.2946-2950.2001.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Chlamydia trachomatis; herpes simplex virus; cytomegalovirus; Epstein-Barr virus; human herpesviruses 6, 7, and 8; or adeno-associated virus influenced the production of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Two hundred thirty-one cervical smear samples were tested for the presence of the organisms by PCR. In addition, human papillomavirus types in the samples were determined by PCR and classified into cancer risk types of high, moderate, and low. There was no link with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia status and detection of herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesviruses 6 and 8, gonorrhea, or chlamydia. However, high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia was found more frequently with mixed infection by moderate-risk human papillomavirus types and human herpesvirus 7 than with these papillomavirus types alone. The presence of human herpesvirus 7 may increase the oncogenic potential of moderate-risk human papillomavirus types.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Chlamydia Infections / complications
  • Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • Colposcopy*
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea / complications
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis
  • Herpesviridae / isolation & purification
  • Herpesviridae Infections / complications
  • Herpesviridae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / complications*
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / microbiology
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / virology
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / complications
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / complications
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*