Table 2

Comparison of HPV nested PCR/sequencing and HC2 test results



PCR Results





Negative
High Risk
Low Risk
Unsat.
Total

HC2 Results
Negative
364
23
16
0
403

High Risk
8
50
17
0
75

Low Risk
NP
NP
NP



Unsat.
34
1

0
35

Total
406
74
33
0
513

HC2, Hybrid Capture 2; HPV, human papillomavirus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

Unsat. Test results or specimens considered inadequate for evaluation.

High Risk HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 and 68.

Low Risk HPV types other than those listed as High Risk.

NP = not performed.

Data are given as number of specimens

Lee et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2007 2:11   doi:10.1186/1750-9378-2-11