Journal article
Detection of cervical precancerous lesions with Aptima HPV assays using SurePath preservative fluid specimens
Abstract
SurePath specimens from women referred to colposcopy were treated with Aptima Transfer Solution (ATS) before testing in Aptima HPV (AHPV) and Aptima HPV 16, 18/45 (AHPV-GT) assays. Untreated SurePath specimens were tested with the cobas HPV test. PreservCyt specimens were assessed for cytology and tested with AHPV. High-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia lesions served as the reference standard. Excellent agreement (95.5%; k=0.91) was …
Authors
Chernesky M; Jang D; Escott N; Gilchrist J; Li J; Elit L; Lytwyn A; Smieja M; Ratnam S; Arias M
Journal
Tumour Virus Research, Vol. 3, , pp. 155–159
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.pvr.2017.04.005
ISSN
2405-8521