Table 1.
Oncogenic HPV DNA detection in cervical swabs from 140 HIV co-infected women with ASC-US Pap test results, according to their colposcopic / histologic findings
| Results of Colposcopy & Histology |
Oncogenic HPV DNA | Percent (%) HPV+ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Inadequate* | ||
| < CIN-2 | 35 | 62 | 19 | 36% |
| CIN-2+ | 16 | 1 | 7 | 94% |
|
Sensitivity Specificity |
94% 64% |
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The PCR assay did not amplify in 16% with <CIN-2 and 24% with CIN-2+.