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Prevalence of human papilloma virus in Oman: Genotypes 82 and 68 are dominating.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2020
Al-Lawati Zainab, Khamis Faryal A, Al-Hamdani Aisha, Al-Kalbani Moza, Ramadhan Fatma Ali, Al-Rawahi Thuria Rashid, Al-Kobaisi Muhannad F
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BACKGROUND: Persistent infection with high-risk (HR) HPV genotypes has been associated with cervical cancer, the third cancer affecting women in Oman with a crude incidence rate of 4.7 and mortality rate of 2.5 respectively. Other types of lower-risk (LR) HPV are associated with warts in both genders worldwide. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV and the risk factors among women...
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