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Abstract
This study examined the accuracy of samples obtained by women with Dacron swabs for testing for human papillomavirus (HPV). A total of 114 women obtained samples with the swabs and then had routine pelvic examinations done by nurse practitioners during which endocervical and exocervical samples were obtained by speculum-assisted technique. These samples were used for HPV DNA testing and cytology. The results of both sets of samples were compared. A total of 104 samples (91%) obtained by self-sampling were concordant with those obtained by speculum-assisted technique. Thus, self-sampling with a Dacron swab appears to be an accurate and noninvasive method for obtaining samples for HPV DNA testing.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8382720 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/167.3.723
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226