Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Ahmadi, Kuwait

Publications

• Original Article   
  The High-risk Human Papilloma Virus (Hr-HPV) in Abnormal Pap Smears
  Author(s): Ihab I. Samaha, Ibrahim A. Abdelazim* and Tamer E. El-Ghazaly
  
  Background: The Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the commonest sexually transmitted disease (STD) in low- and middle-income countries and it is the most powerful carcinogens implicated in cervical cancer. Objectives: To detect types of Hr-HPV in abnormal Pap smears and cervical cytology abnormalities associated with Hr-HPV infection. Methods: Women eligible for Pap smears and HPV-co-testing according to hospital protocol were included in this study. Pap smears were done using the liquid-based cytology (LBC) and evaluated according to the Bethesda system. HPV-DNA co-testing was done using the Anyplex-II. Collected data were statistically analyzed to detect types of Hr-HPV in abnormal Pap smears, and cervical cytology abnormalities associated with Hr-HPV infection. Results: The prevalence of .. Read More»
  

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