Human papillomaviruses other than 16, 18 and 45 are the major high risk hpv genotypes amongst women with abnormal cervical smear cytology residing in kuwait: implications for future vaccination strategies

ABSTRACT

Objective:The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of different high risk HPV [HR-HPV] genotypes amongst women residing in Kuwait with epithelial abnormalities in cervical smears and to detect any difference in the distribution of these genotypes between Kuwaiti and Non-Kuwaiti women or between the cytological diagnosis groups