Consistency in human papillomavirus type detection between self‐collected vaginal specimens and physician‐sampled cervical specimens

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. e29426 - n/a
• Main Authors: Chou, Hung‐Hsueh, Yang, Chung‐Yao, Chao, Angel, Lin, Hao, Lu, Chien‐Hsing, Ou, Yu‐Che, Hsu, Shih‐Tien, Shih, Yu‐Hsiang, Huang, Huei‐Jean, Lin, Cheng‐Tao, Chen, Min‐Yu, Sun, Lou, Tsai, Ching‐Chou, Fu, Hung‐Chun, Huang, Kuan‐Gen, Wu, Kai‐Yun, Wu, Chen‐Hsuan, Hsieh, Wu‐Chiao, Huang, Yi‐Ting, Chen, Liang‐Hsuan, Yang, Lan‐Yan, Chang, Wei‐Yang, Chang, Ting‐Chang, Lai, Chyong‐Huey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Accessibility; Cancer; Cancer screening; Cervical cancer; cervical cancer screening; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; clinical trial; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Female; Human papillomavirus; Human Papillomavirus Viruses; Humans; Medical screening; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomavirus Infections; Physicians; Sampling; Sampling methods; self‐sampling device; Sensitivity and Specificity; Specimen Handling - methods; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis; Vaginal Smears - methods; clinical trial; cervical cancer screening; self-sampling device; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; human papillomavirus

With the rising need for accessible cervical cancer screening, self‐sampling methods offer a promising alternative to traditional physician‐led sampling. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the HygeiaTouch Self Sampling Kit for Women in detecting human papillomavirus (HPV) types and predicti...