Article
Comparison of the performance of different HPV genotyping methods for detecting genital HPV types.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2008
Klug Stefanie J, Molijn Anco, Schopp Betti, Holz Barbara, Iftner Angelika, Quint Wim, J F Snijders Peter, Petry Karl-Ulrich, Krüger Kjaer Susanne, Munk Christian, Iftner Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Classification of high-risk HPV types for cervical cancer screening depends on epidemiological studies defining HPV type-specific risk. The genotyping tests that are used, are however, not uniform with regard to type-specific detection rates making comparisons between different studies difficult. To overcome the lack of a "gold standard" four tests were evaluated crosswise using 824 cervical smears pretested by...
Topics
- Cervix Uteri
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears