Background A relation has been established between infection with high-risk types of
human papillomavirus and development of cervical cancer. We investigated a role for testing …

Several studies have examined the role of tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) in
screening for cervical cancer but as yet the relevance is unclear. We looked at HPV testing …

Background Laboratory and epidemiological research suggests an association between
human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We studied the …

Carcinogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV) are thought to be necessary for development
of cervical cancer. We assessed whether higher viral loads of such viruses predicted future …

Background Certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are the primary cause of almost
all cervical cancers. HPV testing of cervical smears is more sensitive but less specific than …

Background Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV-18) is the second most frequent of the
HPV types detected when squamous-cell cancer is diagnosed and the type most strongly …

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is known to be more sensitive, but less
specific than cytology for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We assessed the …

Background Concurrent testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cytology (co-
testing) is an approved alternative to cytology alone in women aged 30 years and older. We …

We studied the natural course of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and
cytological regression in women referred for colposcopy because of abnormal cervical …

The management of women with mild to moderately dyskaryotic cervical smears would
benefit from a non-invasive test that predicts which women have high-grade cervical …