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. 2015 Oct 8;27(1):e3. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2016.27.e3

Table 1. Test performance of HPV testing and cytology for detection of posttreatment CIN 2 or worse.

Testing methods No. of women included in analysis No. of test-positive women (colposcopy referral rate, %) Detection of recurrent or residual CIN 2 or worse
Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) PPV (95% CI) NPV (95% CI)
High-risk HPV test* 5,322 1,119 (21.0) 0.91 (0.88-0.94) 0.83 (0.82-0.84) 0.28 (0.26-0.31) 0.99 (0.99-1.00)
HPV genotyping 1,667 399 (23.9) 0.89 (0.82-0.94) 0.83 (0.81-0.85) 0.28 (0.24-0.33) 0.99 (0.98-0.99)
Cytology 3,656 813 (22.2) 0.74 (0.68-0.79) 0.85 (0.83-0.86) 0.25 (0.22-0.28) 0.98 (0.97-0.98)
Co-testing§ 2,287 645 (28.2) 0.92 (0.87-0.96) 0.76 (0.74-0.78) 0.20 (0.17-0.23) 0.99 (0.99-1.00)

CIN 2, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2; HPV, human papillomavirus; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.

*High-risk HPV tests, all HPV DNA detection assays detecting at least 13 carcinogenic HPV genotypes. HPV genotyping, detection of HPV persistence between pre- and posttreatments. Cytology, atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance threshold. §Co-testing, combination test of both high-risk HPV test and cytology