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. 2013 Jan 31;108(4):908–913. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.22

Table 4. Relative sensitivity, specificity and PPV of different tests for the detection of high-grade disease based on 19 CIN3+ cases and 40 CIN2+ cases.

Test Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (%,all) (95% CI) PPV (%,only for those referred for colposcopy) (95% CI)
BD HPV
CIN3+
100.0 (82.4–100.0)
 
2.0 (1.2–3.0)
16.5 (10.3–24.6)
CIN2+
97.5 (86.8–99.9)
84.3 (83.3–85.2)
4.0 (2.9–5.5)
33.9 (25.3–43.3)
Roche Cobas
CIN3+
100.0 (82.4–100.0)
 
2.0 (1.2–3.1)
16.7 (10.3–24.8)
CIN2+
97.5 (86.8–99.9)
84.5 (83.6–85.4)
4.1 (2.9–5.5)
34.2 (25.6–43.7)
Qiagen Hybrid Capture 2
CIN3+
100.0 (82.4–100.0)
 
2.1 (1.3–3.3)
16.0 (9.9–23.8)
CIN2+
97.5 (86.8–99.9)
85.4 (84.5–86.3)
4.3 (3.1–5.8)
32.8 (24.4–42.0)
Abbott RealTime High Risk HPV
CIN3+
94.7 (74.0–99.9)
 
2.2 (1.3–3.5)
16.1 (9.8–24.2)
CIN2+
95.0 (83.1–99.4)
87.2 (86.3–88.0)
4.7 (3.4–6.5)
33.9 (25.3–43.5)
Gen-Probe APTIMA
CIN3+
100.0 (82.4–100.0)
 
3.1 (1.9–4.7)
17.4 (10.8–25.9)
CIN2+
97.5 (86.8–99.9)
90.2 (89.5–91.0)
6.3 (4.5–8.5)
35.8 (26.8–45.5)
NorChip PreTect HPV-Proofera
CIN3+
68.8 (41.3–89.0)
 
3.7 (1.9–6.5)
20.0 (10.4–33.0)
CIN2+ 71.4 (53.7–85.4) 95.2 (94.7–95.8) 8.4 (5.5–12.2) 45.5 (32.0–59.4)

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; HPV=human papillomavirus.

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Based on 16 cases of CIN3+ and 35 cases of CIN2+.