الملخص
Objectives: This study aimed to examine gynaecological infectious agents observed in conventional and modified Papanicolaou cervical smears (CS) at a tertiary care hospital in Kuwait. Methods: This retrospective study analysed 121,443 satisfactory CS samples collected between 1997–2014 at the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. Conventional CS samples were obtained between 1997–2005, while modified CS were obtained between 2006–2014 following the introduction of ThinPrep® testing (Hologic Corp., Bedford, Massachusetts, USA). All samples were initially screened by cytoscreeners before being analysed by cytopathologists to determine the presence of specific infectious agents. Results: Overall, 8,836 (7.28%) of the cervical samples had infectious agents; of these, 62.48% were conventional and 37.52% were modified CS samples. The most frequently observed infectious agents were Candida species (76.05%), Trichomonas vaginalis (9.72%), human papillomavirus (HPV; 9.3%), Actinomyces-like organisms (3.23%), Chlamydia trachomatis (1.27%) and the herpes simplex virus (HSV; 0.43%). There were significantly more cases of Candida species, HPV-associated changes, C. trachomatis, T. vaginalis and Actinomyces-like organisms detected in conventional compared to modified CS samples (P <0.050 each). However, there was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of HSV-associated changes (P = 0.938). The presence of two infectious agents in the same sample was identified in 0.87% of samples. Conclusion: Among CS samples collected during an 18-year period, Candida species were most frequently detected, followed by T. vaginalis and HPV. The identification of potential infectious agents is a valuable additional benefit of Papanicolaou smear testing.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 18(3), e324-328
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Al-Awadhi, R., Al-Shaheen, A., George, A., S., S., Sharma, P., & Kapila, K. (2025). Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), e324-328. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010
MLA 9
Al-Awadhi, Rana, et al. "Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 2025, pp. e324-328. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Al-Awadhi, Rana, Azza Al-Shaheen, Ahlam George, Sara S., Prem Sharma, and Kusum Kapila. 2025. "Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (3): e324-328. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010.
هارفارد
Al-Awadhi, R., Al-Shaheen, A., George, A., S., S., Sharma, P. and Kapila, K. (2025) 'Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(3), pp. e324-328. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010.
فانكوفر
Al-Awadhi R, Al-Shaheen A, George A, S. S, Sharma P, Kapila K. Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(3):e324-328. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010
IEEE
R. Al-Awadhi, A. Al-Shaheen, A. George, S. S., P. Sharma, and K. Kapila, "Prevalence of Infectious Organisms Observed in Cervical Smears Between 1997–2014 at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. e324-328, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.010.