Performance of clinical screening algorithms comprising point-of-care HPV-DNA testing using self-collected vaginal specimens, and visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid, for the detection of underlying high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in Papua New Guinea

Performance of clinical screening algorithms comprising point-of-care HPV-DNA testing using self-collected vaginal specimens, and visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid, for the detection of underlying high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in Papua New Guinea

The performance of different clinical screening algorithms comprising point-of-care HPV-DNA testing using self-collected vaginal (‘V’) specimens, and visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) was evaluated in Papua New Guinea.Women aged 30–59 years provided V specimens that were tested...

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Main Authors: Pamela J. Toliman, John M. Kaldor, Steven G. Badman, Josephine Gabuzzi, Selina Silim, Antonia Kumbia, Benny Kombuk, Zure Kombati, Gloria Munnull, Rebecca Guy, Lisa M. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Handan Wand, Claire Ryan, Grace Tan, Julia Brotherton, Marion Saville, Glen D.L. Mola, Suzanne M. Garland, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Andrew J. Vallely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Papillomavirus Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405852118301083

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