Associations of non-HPV genital pathogen detection with HPV positivity and cervical findings in women undergoing screening in Xinjiang, China: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Xiaolu Yu, Weilan He, Xiumin Ma, Yiliminuer Keremu, Xiaoqian Shang, Weina Kong, Chen Lin, Fan Guo · 2026
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Xiaolu Yu and co-authors check how other genital infections line up with HPV infection and cervical changes in women screened in Xinjiang, China, in a 2026 study. The comparison covered 154 women with HPV and 193 without, all tested with a multiplex assay for a panel of pathogens. The most common HPV types found were 16, 53, 52, 58, 51, and 33.
Five organisms, including two Ureaplasma species, Mycoplasma hominis, and Chlamydia trachomatis, turned up significantly more often alongside HPV. Some also tracked with abnormal cell findings on smear tests. Among HPV-positive women, though, none of the pathogens tied clearly to biopsy-confirmed precancerous lesions. The authors frame co-infections as markers worth attention during screening, not proven drivers of lesions.
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| CREATOR | Xiaolu Yu, Weilan He, Xiumin Ma, Yiliminuer Keremu, Xiaoqian Shang, Weina Kong, Chen Lin, Fan Guo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |