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

• Main Authors: Ilka Kassandra Pereira Belfort (Author), Ana Paula Almeida Cunha (Author), Francisco Pedro Belfort Mendes (Author), Leonardo Victor Galvão-Moreira (Author), Renata Gaspar Lemos (Author), Lucas Henrique de Lima Costa (Author), Pablo Monteiro (Author), Mariele Borges Ferreira (Author), Gerusinete Rodrigues Bastos dos Santos (Author), Joyce Leal Costa (Author), Alice de Sá Ferreira (Author), Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Author), Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito (Author), Flávia Castello Branco Vidal (Author), Sally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infections are the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally. The latter has contributed to a variety of adverse outcomes for both sexes. Moreover, in Brazil, epidemiological studies on patients with STIs...