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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
This study is aimed to investigate the role of reflex high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA testing as an alternative triage method to colposcopy for women with atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASC-H) on Papanicolaou (Pap) tests. Reflex HPV DNA testing using Hybrid Capture II method was carried out on 88 women with ASC-H diagnosed by Thin Prep Pap test. Correlation with follow-up biopsies was available on 42 of these patients. The reflex HPV DNA test showed an overall positive rate of 67% and negative rate of 33% in 88 patients with ASC-H. Using age 30 as the cut off point, the positive rate had increased to 83.3% (35/42) in patients 30 yr or younger, while the positive rate for patients older than 30 yr had decreased to 52.2% (24/46). Follow-up colposcopic biopsy results were available in 35 of 59 HPV-positive women, which revealed 15 (43%) high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), 12 low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), and 8 negative for dysplasia. In 7 HPV-negative patients, the follow-up biopsies showed no evidence of HSIL or LSIL. Correlation between clinical risk factors and the HPV results demonstrated no significant differences in HPV positivity between the high-risk and low-risk patients. The high sensitivity (100%) and negative predictive rate (100%) in detecting HSIL in our study provide strong evidence that, instead of automatic referral to colposcopy, reflex HPV DNA testing may be used as an alternative triage method for women diagnosed with ASC-H on Thin Prep Pap test, especially for women older than 30 yr of age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
707-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Cervix Uteri, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Colposcopy, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Microtomy, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Papillomaviridae, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Papillomavirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Triage, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16955480-Vaginal Smears
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Reflex high-risk human papilloma virus DNA test is useful in the triage of women with atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA. wuh@palab.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies