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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between Candida vaginalis and (pre)neoplasia and the prevalence of Candida and (pre)neoplasia related to age and ethnicity. Data were collected from 445,671 asymptomatic women invited for mass screening between 1995 and 2002 and coded according to the Dutch cervical smear coding system (KOPAC) with six grades for (pre)neoplastic changes. Prevalence and relative risks (RRs) were established for Candida and squamous abnormalities in Dutch women and four groups of immigrants. The prevalence of Candida is significantly higher in the cohort of 30-year-old women and lower in the cohorts of 45-, 50-, 55-, and 60-year-old women. The RR of having Candida was higher for Surinamese women (1.24; CI 1.08-1.42). Furthermore, the RR of having mild dysplasia was higher for Surinamese women (1.47; CI 1.14-1.89) and for women born in other countries than in The Netherlands, Turkey, and Morocco (1.36; CI 1.13-1.62). No statistically significant relationship between (pre)neoplasia and Candida was observed. C. vaginalis is more frequent among Surinamese women. Presence of Candida is not associated with an increased risk for squamous abnormalities; therefore, women carrying Candida are not at an increased risk of developing cervical cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1048-891X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1596-600
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Candida and squamous (pre)neoplasia of immigrants and Dutch women as established in population-based cervical screening.
pubmed:affiliation
Leiden Cytology and Pathology Laboratory, The Netherlands. mengberts@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article