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Benevolo M, Ronco G, Mancuso P, Carozzi F, De Marco L, Allia E, Bisanzi S, Rizzolo R, Gustinucci D, Del Mistro A, Frayle H, Confortini M, Viti J, Iossa A, Cesarini E, Bulletti S, Passamonti B, Gori S, Toniolo L, Bonvicini L, Venturelli F, Wentzensen N, Giorgi Rossi P. Comparison of HPV-positive triage strategies combining extended genotyping with cytology or p16/ki67 dual staining in the Italian NTCC2 study. EBioMedicine 2024; 104:105149. [PMID: 38759278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Each high-risk HPV genotype has different oncogenic potential, and the risk of CIN3+ varies according to genotype. We evaluated the performance of different strategies of HPV-positivity triage combining cytology, p16/ki67 dual staining (DS), and extended genotyping. METHODS Samples from 3180 consecutive women from the NTCC2 study (NCT01837693) positive for HPV DNA at primary screening, were retrospectively analyzed by the BD Onclarity HPV Assay, which allows extended genotyping. Genotypes were divided into three groups based on the risk of CIN3+. HPV DNA-positive women were followed up for 24 months or to clearance. FINDINGS Combining the three groups of genotypes with cytology or DS results we identify a group of women who need immediate colposcopy (PPV for CIN3+ from 7.8 to 20.1%), a group that can be referred to 1-year HPV retesting (PPV in those HPV-positive at retesting from 2.2 to 3.8), and a group with a very low 24-month CIN3+ risk, i.e. 0.4%, composed by women cytology or DS negative and positive for HPV 56/59/66 or 35/39/68 or negative with the Onclarity test, who can be referred to 3-year retesting. INTERPRETATION Among the baseline HPV DNA positive/cytology or DS negative women, the extended genotyping allows to stratify for risk of CIN3+, and to identify a group of women with a risk of CIN3+ so low in the next 24 months that they could be referred to a new screening round after 3 years. FUNDING Italian Ministry of Health (grant number RF-2009-1536040). Hologic-Genprobe, Roche Diagnostics, and Becton & Dickinson provided financial and non-financial support.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Benevolo
- Regina Elena National Cancer Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Centre for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (CPO), Turin, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Oncological Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Centre for Cervical Cancer Screening, City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy; Unit of Cancer Epidemiology and Centre for Cancer Prevention (CPO), City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Centre for Cervical Cancer Screening, City of Health and Science Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Oncological Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Oncological Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Oncological Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Oncological Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Laboratorio Unico di Screening, USL Umbria 1, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Wheeler CM, Torrez-Martinez NE, Torres-Chavolla E, Parvu V, Andrews JC, Du R, Robertson M, Joste NE, Cuzick J. Comparing the performance of 2 human papillomavirus assays for a new use indication: a real-world evidence-based evaluation in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024; 230:243.e1-243.e11. [PMID: 37806613 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.09.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The US Food and Drug Administration supports innovations to facilitate new indications for high-risk human papillomavirus testing. This report describes the retrospective testing of stored specimens and analysis of existing data to efficiently and cost-effectively support a new indication for the Onclarity human papillomavirus assay (Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences - Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD). The performance of this index test was compared with that of a predicate test, the cobas human papillomavirus assay (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN). Both human papillomavirus assays are based on real-time polymerase chain reaction platforms that detect the presence of 14 high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes. The predicate assay reports human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 as individual results and the other 12 human papillomavirus genotypes as 1 pooled result. The index assay reports 9 independent results (human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 31, 33/58, 35/39/68, 45, 51, 52, and 56/59/66). Both the index and predicate assays are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for cervical cancer screening, but at the time that this study was initiated, the index human papillomavirus assay was not approved for use with cervical specimens collected in PreservCyt (Hologic, Inc, San Diego, CA) liquid-based cytology media. OBJECTIVE The performance of the index human papillomavirus assay was compared with that of the predicate human papillomavirus assay for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 or greater and 3 or greater (≥CIN2 or ≥CIN3) using PreservCyt liquid-based cytology specimens collected from women aged 21 to 65 years. In addition, the ability of the index test's extended genotyping to stratify ≥CIN2 and ≥CIN3 risks, using these specimens, was evaluated. STUDY DESIGN The New Mexico HPV Pap Registry was used to select an age- and cytology-stratified random sample of 19,879 women undergoing opportunistic cervical screening and follow-up in routine clinical practice across New Mexico. A subset (n = 4820) of PreservCyt specimens was selected from 19,879 women for paired testing by the index and predicate human papillomavirus assays within age and cytology strata and included women with or without cervical biopsy follow-up. Point estimate differences and ratios were calculated for cervical disease detection and positivity rates, respectively, with 95% confidence intervals to determine statistical significance. The cumulative risk of ≥CIN2 or ≥CIN3, with up to 5-year follow-up, was estimated for the index assay using Kaplan-Meier methods. RESULTS The 5-year cumulative ≥CIN3 detection rates were 5.6% for the index assay and 4.6% for the predicate assay (difference, 1.0%; 95% confidence interval, 0.5%-1.5%). The ≥CIN3 positivity rates within <1 year were 95.3% for the index assay and 94.5% for the predicate assay (ratio, 1.01; 95% confidence interval, 0.98-1.06). The ≥CIN3 cumulative positivity rates for the index and predicate assays were also similar at 5 years. Among cases of ≥CIN3, the positive agreement rates between the index and predicate assays for human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 were 100.0% (95% confidence interval, 95.0%-100.0%) and 90.9% (95% confidence interval, 62.3%-98.4%), respectively. Human papillomavirus type 16 carried the highest ≥CIN2 or ≥CIN3 risk, followed by human papillomavirus types 18/31/33/58/52/45 and human papillomavirus types 35/56/59/51/56/59/66. CONCLUSION The index and predicate human papillomavirus assays demonstrated equivalent performance, and extended human papillomavirus genotyping, using the index assay, provided effective ≥CIN2 and ≥CIN3 risk stratification, supporting a new indication for use of the index assay with PreservCyt.
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- Cosette M Wheeler
- Center for HPV Prevention, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Center for HPV Prevention, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences - Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences - Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences - Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD
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- Center for HPV Prevention, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Center for HPV Prevention, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
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- Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Botha MH, Van der Merwe FH, Snyman LC, Dreyer GJ, Visser C, Dreyer G. Utility of Extended HPV Genotyping as Primary Cervical Screen in an Unscreened Population With High HIV Co-Infection Rate. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2023; 27:212-216. [PMID: 37097217 DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has been evaluated in highly prescreened populations with lower HPV and HIV prevalence than what is the case in South Africa. High prevalence of HPV and underlying precancer in women living with HIV (WLWH) affect the clinical performance of screening tests significantly. This study investigates the utility and performance of an extended genotyping HPV test in detection of precancer in a population with a high coinfection rate with HIV. METHODS A total of 1,001 women aged 25 to 65 years with no cervical cancer screening in the preceding 5 years were tested with cytology and primary extended genotyping HPV testing. The cohort of 1,001 women included 430 WLWH (43.0%) and 564 HIV-negative (56.3%) women. RESULTS Abnormal cytology (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or higher) was significantly higher in WLWH (37.2% vs 15.9%) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion or above (23.5% vs 5.2%). The WLWH also tested positive more often for any HPV type (44.3% vs 19.6%; p < .0001) The specificity for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ at 91.2% of a combination of HPV types, 16/18/45 (very high risk) and 31/33/58/52 (moderate risk), performed better than cytology or any HPV-positive result to predict cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3+ on histology. The additional genotype information supports direct referral to treatment or colposcopy in a larger proportion of the screen-positive population. CONCLUSIONS The potential contribution of extended genotyping is demonstrated. The ideal choice of sensitivity and specificity ultimately depends on the health budget. More information will allow a screening algorithm, guiding management according to risk.
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- Matthys H Botha
- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Gynaecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Wang Y, Li T, Yin J, Liu Y, Li Z, Liu Y, Chen T, Chen S, Dai Y, Cui J, Liu B, Feng X, Zhang S, Chen W. Concordance between the BD Onclarity and Roche cobas assays for detection of HPV DNA in a Chinese population. J Med Virol 2022; 94:6037-6046. [PMID: 35978268 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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As cervical cancer screening shifts from cytology to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, a major issue involves validating more HPV tests. In recent years, some HPV tests are used for clinical performance verification in China. The purpose of this study was to explore whether the BD Onclarity (Becton, Dickinson and Company)HPV assay differs from the Roche cobas (Roche Molecular Systems)HPV assay, as determined using 944 cervical samples, including 588 with sequencing results. In the nucleic acid assay accuracy verification, the assays showed excellent concordance for detection of HPV16 (κ = 0.93, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.89-0.97) and HPV18 (κ = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.83-0.97), and very good concordance for the 12 other high-risk types (HPV31/33/35/39/45/51/52/56/58/59/66/68, κ = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.75-0.83). The overall agreement for HPV DNA detection between Onclarity and cobas was very good (κ = 0.7755). No difference for ≥CIN2 sensitivity was observed between Onclarity and cobas (both 96.5%), whereas the ≥CIN2 specificity for detection of Onclarity (16.6%, 95% CI: 13.7-19.9) was higher than that of cobas (11.5%, 95% CI: 9.1-14.5). Onclarity exhibited comparable screening performance and triage efficiency compared to cobas in the detection of cervical disease in Chinese women.
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- Yakun Wang
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Center for Cancer Prevention Research, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Henan Cancer Hospital Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi, China
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- Henan Cancer Hospital Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Taylor SN, Eckert K, Rucki AA, VanSickler M, Price JA, Gutierrez E, Lizzi M, Cammarata CL, Von Bredow B, Wolfe DM, Harris JM, Gregory SM, Greene WH, Vaughan LM. Evaluation of the Onclarity HPV assay on the high-throughput COR system. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2021; 21:333-342. [PMID: 33849372 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2021.1894132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Background: Here we compare the performance of the high-throughput BD COR System (COR) to the Viper LT System (Viper) using the BD Onclarity HPV assay.Research Design and Methods: Remnant clinical specimens, contrived specimens in SurePath (BD) and PreservCyt (Hologic) media, and prospective clinical specimens in BD Cervical Brush Diluent (CBD) were tested. Outcomes included intra-laboratory agreement of Onclarity results on COR and inter-system agreement between COR and Viper.Results: Onclarity reproducibility on COR resulted in standard deviation and correlation of variation of Ct values ranging from 0.14 to 1.98 and 0.49% to 2.15%, respectively, for contrived specimens, and 0.9-3.08 and 2.89-9.21%, respectively, for clinical specimens. In the COR and Viper clinical agreement study, OPA for Onclarity ranged from 97.1%-98.9%, depending on the collection media type. PPA values for pooled, HPV(+) specimens at low positive (C95), and moderate positive (3XC95) target concentrations were ≥95.0% and 100%, respectively; PPA values associated with HPV 16, 18, 31, 45, 33/58, 52, 35/39/68, 51, and 56/59/66, individually, ranged from 93.8%-100%.Conclusions: Onclarity performance on COR is equivalent to Viper, and is accurate and reproducible for detection of all high-risk HPV genotypes, with a throughput of 330 results from a single 8-hour shift.
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- Stephanie N Taylor
- Section of Infectious Disease, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Section of Infectious Disease, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Penn State College of Medicine, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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- Penn State College of Medicine, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Life Sciences-Integrated Diagnostic Solutions, Sparks, MD, USA
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Osterman A, Baldauf HM, Eletreby M, Wettengel JM, Afridi SQ, Fuchs T, Holzmann E, Maier A, Döring J, Grzimek-Koschewa N, Muenchhoff M, Protzer U, Kaderali L, Keppler OT. Evaluation of two rapid antigen tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a hospital setting. Med Microbiol Immunol 2021; 210:65-72. [PMID: 33452927 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-020-00698-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Successful containment strategies for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic will depend on reliable diagnostic assays. Point-of-care antigen tests (POCT) may provide an alternative to time-consuming PCR tests to rapidly screen for acute infections on site. Here, we evaluated two SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests: the STANDARD™ F COVID-19 Ag FIA (FIA) and the SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). For diagnostic assessment, we used a large set of PCR-positive and PCR-negative respiratory swabs from asymptomatic and symptomatic patients and health care workers in the setting of two University Hospitals in Munich, Germany, i.e. emergency rooms, patient care units or employee test centers. For FIA, overall clinical sensitivity and specificity were 45.4% (n = 381) and 97.8% (n = 360), respectively, and for RAT, 50.3% (n = 445) and 97.7% (n = 386), respectively. For primary diagnosis of asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals, diagnostic sensitivities were 60.9% (FIA) (n = 189) and 64.5% (RAT) (n = 256). This questions these tests' utility for the reliable detection of acute SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals, in particular in high-risk settings. We support the proposal that convincing high-quality outcome data on the impact of false-negative and false-positive antigen test results need to be obtained in a POCT setting. Moreover, the efficacy of alternative testing strategies to complement PCR assays must be evaluated by independent laboratories, prior to widespread implementation in national and international test strategies.
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Chrysostomou AC, Kostrikis LG. Methodologies of Primary HPV Testing Currently Applied for Cervical Cancer Screening. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:E290. [PMID: 33227939 PMCID: PMC7699148 DOI: 10.3390/life10110290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The human papillomavirus is one of the most common sexually transmitted viruses, and an infection from this virus may become persistent, leading to diseases such as cervical cancer. In the past, cytology-based methods such as the Papanicolaou (Pap) test were imperative to identify the disease at a stage where it can be treated. However, since the 1980s where the etiological association of HPV and cervical cancer was identified, new tests began emerging directed towards identifying the virus. Furthermore, as the biology of HPV along with the relationships with its host are elucidated, these tests and treatments further advance. Recently in Europe, there is a movement towards the implementation of HPV testing methodologies in national screening programs to precede cytological testing. These screening strategies are recommended by the European guidelines and the World Health Organization. This review presents the current HPV testing methodologies, their application in organized population-based cervical cancer screening programs based on the most recent European guidelines, and their implementation status in countries in Europe.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, 1 University Avenue, Aglantzia, Nicosia 2109, Cyprus;
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