TABLE 3.

Interpretation of Hybrid Capture results in patients with ASCUS Pap smear^a

Digene Hybrid Capture HPV result		Refer to colposcopyb	Result interpretation
Probe A	Probe B
Negative	Negative	No	There is a high probability that a higher disease stage will not be found at colposcopy
Positive	Negative
Negative	Positive	Yes	Progression to high-grade disease is probable
Positive	Positive

^aData from the Digene Corporation HPV Test Hybrid Capture II product insert.

^bResults are not meant to deter women from colposcopy.