The association between sexually transmitted diseases and inflammatory cervical cytology.
AUTOR(ES)
Dimian, C
RESUMO
OBJECTIVES--To assess the significance of inflammatory changes as a marker of sexually transmitted diseases and their use as a diagnostic aid. METHODS--363 patients attending a department of genito urinary medicine were examined prospectively. All underwent cervical cytology and full STD screening. Cervical cytology was assessed for evidence of the presence or absence of inflammatory changes. RESULTS--There was no significant association between inflammatory cytology and cervical ectropion or dyskaryosis. Infections with Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis were significantly associated with inflammatory changes but there was no significant association with chlamydia alone, and 91.1% of T. vaginalis infections were detected on cytology. CONCLUSION--The presence of inflammatory changes on cervical cytology seems a poor indicator of sexually transmitted diseases.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1195983Documentos Relacionados
- STD and inflammatory cervical cytology.
- Pilot study of cervical cytology screening in a sexually transmitted diseases clinic.
- Cervical cytology and colposcopy in clinics for sexually transmitted diseases--when are they appropriate?
- Cervical cytology screening in a sexually transmitted diseases clinic for the first time in Sri Lanka.
- Cervical cytology screening in sexually transmitted diseases clinics in the United Kingdom. British Co-operative Clinical Group.
