Background Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) and low‐grade
squamous intra‐epithelial lesions (LSIL) are minor lesions of the cervical epithelium …

Background Cervical cancer screening has traditionally been based on cervical cytology.
Given the aetiological relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and …

• Introduction• Methods• Results• Discussion• Conclusion Abstract Consistent evidence
underlines the utility of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing in the management of …

BACKGROUND High‐risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) DNA detection is generally
accepted for the triage of women with a cytologic diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of …

BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend colposcopy rather than high‐risk human
papillomavirus (HPV) testing for the evaluation of abnormal cervical cytology interpreted as …

Screening for cervical cancer precursors by cytology has been very successful in countries
where adequate resources exist to ensure high quality and good coverage of the population …

OBJECTIVE.: Human papilloma virus (HPV) testing and repeat cytology are both proposed
as methods to triage women with minor cytological cervical lesions. By triage, those women …

Background: The appropriate management of women with minor cytologic lesions in their
cervix is unclear. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the accuracy of human …

ABSTRACT A group of 47 experts representing 23 professional societies, national and
international health organizations, and federal agencies met in Bethesda, MD, September …

Background: More than 2 million US women receive an equivocal cervical cytologic
diagnosis (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance [ASCUS]) each year …