TITLE:
Efficacy evaluation of a test CINtec® p16INK4a in screening for cervical HPV infection
AUTHORS:
Pafumi Carlo, Leanza Vito, Carbonaro Antonio, Leanza Gianluca, Stracquadanio Maria Grazia, D'Agati Alfio
KEYWORDS:
Screening; Cervical Infection; HPV Test
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.1 No.3,
November
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: We submitted 437 patients with cytological alterations that suggest viral infections to HPV test. 154 patients (35.24%) resulted positive for HPV; among these, 128 (83.11%) with a low degree of infectivity, 19 (12.33%), with an average degree of infectivity and 7 (4.54%) with a high degree of infectivity).