Open AccessValidation of CINtec® PLUS cytology kit in the diagnosis of persistent HPV infections - Cohort study in the Portuguese population
Author(s) -
Ângela L Abreu,
Regina Silva,
Sílvia Fernandes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_173_20
Subject(s) - colposcopy , cytology , medicine , context (archaeology) , referral , gynecology , population , cohort , cervical cancer , obstetrics , pathology , cancer , family medicine , paleontology , environmental health , biology
The use of the CINtec® PLUS Cytology Kit as a complementary method of diagnosis is intended to contribute to a risk assessment of CIN II+ cervical lesions development, thus avoiding unnecessary colposcopy in negative cases. This method has proved to be effective in the follow-up of cervical lesions, although there is need for consistency in the approach of equivocal or negative cytological results, with persistent positive High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV) test.