Prevalence and typing of HPV DNA by hybrid capture II in women with ASCUS, ASC-H, LSIL, and AGC on ThinPrep® Pap tests

Human papillomavirus (HPV) in an Iceland

Human papillomavirus (HPV) in an Icelandic population: The role of HPV DNA testing based on hybrid capture and PCR assays among women with screen-detected abnormal pap smears

✍ Kristján Sigurdsson; Thorgerdur Árnadóttir; Margrét Snorrad; Kristrún Benediktsd 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 French ⚖ 59 KB 👁 2 views

This study was based on 358 cases with abnormal smears referred for colposcopy and HPV DNA testing. We analysed: 1) the frequency of different grades of cyto-and histopathologic findings; 2) the frequency and relative amount of HPV DNA with the hybrid capture assay (HCA) in swabs, and the frequency