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The clinician's view of HPV: Role in the ASCCP Guidelines for the Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology and Cervical Cancer Precursors: ASCUS, LSIL, and Post-Colposcopy [less than or equal to] CIN 1.
The HPV DNA virus hybrid capture assay: what is it--and where do we go from here? (Cover Story)
The median unsatisfactory cervical cytology rate increased to 0.9% in 2006, compared with the 2003 rate of 0.5% for all methods combined.
Practices of participants in the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Program in Cervicovaginal Cytology, 2006
For example, it is now known that cervical dysplasia takes several years to develop after infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), so ACOG is recommending that a young woman's first cervical cytology test be performed at age 21 or approximately 3 years after first sexual intercourse, whichever comes first.
Annual Pap not for all women, ACOG revised guidelines say: intervals of 2-3 years
"Nevertheless, on the basis of our findings, we suggest that detection of HPV-16, HPV-18, or both combined with a raised threshold of abnormal cervical cytology (LSIL or worse) might be preferable to the existing recommendations for management of HPV-positive women," according to the investigators.
HPV-16, -18 testing outperforms cytology: liquid-based cytology added little to cobas HPV testing for detecting CIN 3 or worse
In 2019, Techcyte will reportedly deliver solutions for blood analysis, cervical cytology as well as bacteriology.
ARUP Laboratories partners with Techcyte to develop world's first AI ova and parasite assay
Anil Jaasinghe, Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, stated, "An objective of the strategic plan is to shift from cervical cytology tests to HPV testing as a more effective method for cervical cancer screening.
Over 1000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed annually in Sri Lanka
Convenience cervical cytology samples from those women were tested for ZIKV virus.
Detection of Zika Virus and Human Papilloma Virus in Cervical Cytology Samples using Two Real Time PCR Based Techniques in Ecuadorian Women diagnosed with ASCUS
Based on the latest evidence and the modeling study, the USPSTF gives an A recommendation to screening women aged 21-29 years for cervical cancer every 3 years with cervical cytology alone.
Cervical cancer screening recommendations vary by age
Primary screening with cervical cytology alone remains an option supported by many authorities and professional society guidelines.
Are we ready for primary HPV testing for the prevention of cervical cancer? We may be at a tipping point where the iconic Pap smear is largely replaced by HPV testing for cervical cancer screening
The cost-effectiveness analysis from the ARTISTIC trial suggests that hrHPV screening would be more cost-effective compared with cervical cytology screening.
The path forward for cervical cancer screening

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