Chlamydia trachomatis Serology in Women with and without Ovarian Cancer

• Egile Nagusiak: Roberta B. Ness (Egilea), Caixia Shen (Egilea), Debra Bass (Egilea), Carlynn Jackson (Egilea), Kristen Moysich (Egilea), Robert Edwards (Egilea), Robert C. Brunham (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pelvic inflammation has been implicated in the genesis of ovarian cancer. We conducted serologic measurements of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies as a surrogate marker of chlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease. Women with ovarian cancer (n=521) and population-based controls (n=766) were tested. IgG...