Table 2.

Currently available HPV tests in the United States and Canada.^*

Test	Manufacturer	Method	HPV types detected	Information obtained from test
Hybrid capture 2	Qiagen (Valencia, California)	Signal amplification	13 high risk HPV DNA types	Indication of a high risk HPV type present
Cervista™ HPV HR test	Hologic (Bedford, MA)	Probe amplification	14 High Risk HPV DNA types	Indication of a high risk HPV type present
Cervista™ 16/18 HPV test	Hologic (Bedford, MA)	Probe amplification	HPV 16/18 (DNA)	Indication of presence of HPV 16/18
Aptima HPV	GenProbe (San Diego, CA)	Target amplification	14 high risk HPV types (RNA/E6/E7)	Indication of a high risk HPV type present
Cobas 4800 HPV test	Roche molecular systems (Pleasanton, CA)	Target amplification	14 high risk HPV (DNA/L1 region)	Indicates which high risk is present

^*Approved by FDA in United States or by Health Canada.