Validation of intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility of the Xpert HPV assay according to the international guidelines for cervical cancer screening

Abstract Background Cervical cancer screening with assays detecting DNA of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) types is more effective than cytology-based screening. This study completes the diagnostic accuracy assessment conducted previously within the framework of VALGENT-2 (Validation of HPV g...

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Main Authors: Ajmal Akbari, Davy Vanden Broeck, Ina Benoy, Elizaveta Padalko, Johannes Bogers, Marc Arbyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-1076-6