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Improved sensitivity of vaginal self-collection and high-risk human papillomavirus testing.
International journal of cancer - 15 Apr 2012
Belinson Jerome L, Du Hui, Yang Bin, Wu Ruifang, Belinson Suzanne E, Qu Xinfeng, Pretorius Robert G, Yi Xin, Castle Philip E
Abstract excerpt
Self-collected vaginal specimens tested for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) have been shown to be less sensitive for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer (≥CIN 3) than physician-collected endocervical specimens. To increase the sensitivity of self-collected specimens, we studied a self-sampling device designed to obtain a larger specimen from the upper vagina (POI/NIH...
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