Impact of human papillomavirus age-related prevalence and vaccination levels on interpretation of cervical screening modalities: a modelling study
Conclusions
HPV-reflex tests outperform LBC tests across all age profiles, resulting in greater test accuracy. This improvement is especially pronounced as HPV infection rates fall and suggests HPV-reflex modalities are robust to future changes in the epidemiology of HPV.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Grimes, D. R. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research
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