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Varasteh, K., Wikström, I. & Skírnisdottir, I. (2020). Har adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös cancer ökat bland cervixcancerfallen i Uppsalaregionen under åren 2008-2017?: Hur var prognosen för de tre grupperna (skivepitelcancer, adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös) av cervixcancer?.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Har adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös cancer ökat bland cervixcancerfallen i Uppsalaregionen under åren 2008-2017?: Hur var prognosen för de tre grupperna (skivepitelcancer, adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös) av cervixcancer?
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Abstract [en]

The incidence of adenocarcinom and adenoskvamous cancer in cervix (n=103) were compared to the incidence of squamous cell cancer in cervix (n = 150) in a retrospective cohort study. However, six patients (2 %) had some other histological diagnosis. This study included 259 patients in FIGO-stages IA-IIB, arriving to the Department of Gynecology at the Akademiska University Hospital in the years 2008 – 2017 for decision of treatment. No increase in incidence (p = 0,126) were detected between adenocarcinom and adenoskvamous cancer in cervix in one group (40 %) compared to squamous cell cancer in cervix (58 %). However, the recidiv-free survival was different (Chi-square = 6,221; p = 0,045) between the histological subgroups (62 % for squamous cell cancer in cervix, 48 % for adenocarcinoma, and for adenoskvamous cancer in it was 32 %). Totally, 210 out of 259 the arriving patients included in the study, had surgical treatment and the resting 49 patients had primary oncologic treatment.

Abstract [sv]

Större ökning noteras för adenokarcinom (31%) än för skivepitelcancer (12%) i cervix i Sverige sedan 2002.

I en kohort studie där 259 patienter i FIGO-stadier IA-IIB inkluderades, åren 2008 – 2017 i Uppsalaregionen, har incidensen av adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös cancer jämförts med incidensen av skivepitelcancer i cervix.

Incidensen av adenokarcinom och adenoskvamös cancer i en grupp (n= 103) (40 %) jämfört med skivepitelcancer i cervix (n = 150) (58 %) har inte påvisat signifikant (p = 0,126) skillnad.

Recidivfri överlevnad för patienter med skivepitelcancer (62 %), adenocarcinom (48 %) och för adenoskvamös cervixcancer (32 %) har visat signifikant (p = 0,045) skillnad.

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p. 14
National Category
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-407420 (URN)
Available from: 2020-03-24 Created: 2020-03-24 Last updated: 2020-03-24Bibliographically approved
Berggrund, M., Gustavsson, I. M., Aarnio, R., Lindberg, J. H., Sanner, K., Wikström, I., . . . Gyllensten, U. B. (2020). Temporal changes in the vaginal microbiota in self-samples and its association with persistent HPV16 infection and CIN2+. Virology Journal, 17, Article ID 147.
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2020 (English)In: Virology Journal, E-ISSN 1743-422X, Vol. 17, article id 147Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background

The vaginal microbiota has been reported to be associated with HPV infection and cervical cancer. This study was performed to compare the vaginal microbiota at two timepoints in women performing self-sampling and had a persistent or transient HPV16 infection. The women were tested for 12 high-risk HPV (hrHPV) types but only women with single type (HPV16) were included to reduce confounding variables.

Methods

In total 96 women were included in this study. Of these, 26 were single positive for HPV16 in the baseline test and HPV negative in the follow-up test and 38 were single positive for HPV16 in both tests and diagnosed with CIN2+ in histology. In addition, 32 women that were negative for all 12 HPV tested were included. The samples of vaginal fluid were analyzed with the Ion 16S™ Metagenomics Kit and Ion 16S™ metagenomics module within the Ion Reporter™ software.

Results

K-means clustering resulted in two Lactobacillus-dominated groups, one with Lactobacillus sp. and the other specifically with Lactobacillus iners. The two remaining clusters were dominated by a mixed non-Lactobacillus microbiota. HPV negative women had lower prevalence (28%) of the non-Lactobacill dominant cluster in the baseline test, as compared to women with HPV16 infection (42%) (p value = 0.0173). Transition between clusters were more frequent in women with persistent HPV16 infection (34%) as compared in women who cleared the HPV16 infection (19%) (p value = 0.036).

Conclusions

The vaginal microbiota showed a higher rate of transitioning between bacterial profiles in women with persistent HPV16 infection as compared to women with transient infection. This indicate an instability in the microenvironment in women with persistent HPV infection and development of CIN2+.

National Category
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-406976 (URN)10.1186/s12985-020-01420-z (DOI)000578546900004 ()33028395 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Cancer SocietySwedish Foundation for Strategic Research
Available from: 2020-03-17 Created: 2020-03-17 Last updated: 2023-12-12Bibliographically approved
Gustavsson, I. M., Aarnio, R., Myrnäs, M., Lindberg, J. H., Taku, O., Meiring, T., . . . Gyllensten, U. B. (2019). Clinical validation of the HPVIR high-risk HPV test on cervical samples according to the international guidelines for human papillomavirus DNA test requirements for cervical cancer screening. Virology Journal, 16(1), Article ID 107.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Clinical validation of the HPVIR high-risk HPV test on cervical samples according to the international guidelines for human papillomavirus DNA test requirements for cervical cancer screening
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2019 (English)In: Virology Journal, E-ISSN 1743-422X, Vol. 16, no 1, article id 107Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background

The indicating FTA card is a dry medium used for collection of cervical samples. HPVIR is a multiplex real-time PCR test that detects 12 high-risk human papillomavirus types (hrHPV) and provides single genotype information for HPV16, − 31, − 35, − 39, − 51, − 56, and − 59 and pooled type information for HPV18/45 and HPV33/52/58. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a strategy with cervical samples collected on the FTA card and subsequently analysed with the HPVIR test complies with the criteria of the international guidelines for a clinically validated method for cervical screening.

Methods

We performed a non-inferiority test comparing the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the candidate test (FTA card and HPVIR) with a clinically validated reference test (Cobas® HPV test) based on liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples. Two clinical samples (LBC and FTA) were collected from 896 participants in population-based screening. For evaluation of the specificity we used 799 women without ≥ CIN2, and for clinical sensitivity we used 67 women with histologically confirmed ≥ CIN2. The reproducibility was studied by performing inter- and intra-laboratory tests of 558 additional clinical samples.

Results

The clinical sensitivity and specificity for samples collected on the FTA card and analysed using the HPVIR test were non-inferior to samples analysed with the Cobas® HPV test based on LBC samples (non-inferiority test score, p = 1.0 × 10− 2 and p = 1.89 × 10− 9, respectively). Adequate agreement of > 87% was seen in both the intra- and inter-laboratory comparisons.

Conclusions

Samples collected on the indicating FTA card and analysed with HPVIR test fulfil the requirements of the international guidelines and can therefore be used in primary cervical cancer screening.

Keywords
HPV, DNA testing, Primary cervical cancer screening, International guidelines
National Category
Microbiology in the medical area
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394268 (URN)10.1186/s12985-019-1216-7 (DOI)000483382500001 ()31438976 (PubMedID)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and WelfareSwedish Cancer Society
Available from: 2019-10-09 Created: 2019-10-09 Last updated: 2023-12-12Bibliographically approved
Aarnio, R., Wikström, I., Gustavsson, I. M., Gyllensten, U. B. & Olovsson, M. (2019). Diagnostic excision of the cervix in women over 40 years with human papilloma virus persistency and normal cytology. European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X, 3, Article ID 100042.
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2019 (English)In: European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X, ISSN 2590-1613, Vol. 3, article id 100042Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective: Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is recognized as the main risk factor of cervical cancer. Investigation via cytology and colposcopy have lower sensitivity than HPV testing in the diagnosis of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+). Despite normal cytology and colposcopy findings women with persistent HPV infection have an increased risk of CIN2+. The aim of the study was to evaluate the proportion of histologically confirmed CIN2+ in women with persistent HPV infection and normal Pap smears.

Study design: From April 2013 until March 2016 we prospectively recruited 91 women over 40 years with persistent HPV infection without any abnormalities in cytology. Of these, 40 women attended a gynecological examination including an HPV test, Pap smear, endocervical cytology, colposcopy with biopsies and diagnostic loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). Biopsy and LEEP samples were subjected to histological examination.

Results: CIN2+ was verified by histological examination of the LEEP sample in 6/40 (15%) of the women. All the cytological samples were normal and none of the biopsies confirmed CIN2+. Only 19/40 women still had a persistent HPV infection at the study visit. None of the 21/40 women who had cleared their HPV infection at the study visit had CIN2+ in histology of the LEEP sample.

Conclusions: A persistent HPV infection needs to be monitored despite normal Pap smears, since 6/40 (15%) women older than 40 years, was revealed to have an undiagnosed CIN2+ when LEEP was performed. Counseling women regarding the risk of cervical cancer and the expected effect of an eventual LEEP can help them to make an optimal informed choice.

Keywords
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, Colposcopy, Human papillomavirus, Loop electrical excision procedure, Transformation zone
National Category
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-400770 (URN)10.1016/j.eurox.2019.100042 (DOI)31404426 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2020-01-02 Created: 2020-01-02 Last updated: 2020-03-18Bibliographically approved
Berggrund, M., Gustavsson, I. M., Aarnio, R., Lindberg, J. H., Sanner, K., Wikström, I., . . . Gyllensten, U. B. (2019). HPV viral load in self-collected vaginal fluid samples as predictor for presence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.. Virology Journal, 16, Article ID 146.
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2019 (English)In: Virology Journal, E-ISSN 1743-422X, Vol. 16, article id 146Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to evaluate the use of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) viral load in screening tests for cervical cancer to predict persistent infection and presence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+).

METHODS: We followed women between 30 and 60 years of age who performed self-sampling of vaginal fluid and subsequently a hrHPV test. Women who were hrHPV positive in their screening test repeated the hrHPV test 3-6 months later and were included in the present study.

RESULTS: Our results show that women with a persistent HPV16 infection had higher HPV viral load in their primary screening test than women with transient infections (p = 5.33e-03). This was also true for sum of viral load for all hrHPV types in the primary screening test (p = 3.88e-07). 48% of women with persistent HPV16 infection and CIN2+ had an increase in HPV16 titer in the follow-up test, as compared to only 20% of women with persistent infection but without CIN2+ lesions. For the sum of all hrHPV types, 41% of women with persistent infection and CIN2+ had an increase in titer as compared to 26% of women without CIN2 + .

CONCLUSIONS: The results show that hrHPV viral load in the primary screening HPV test is associated with the presence of CIN2+ and could be used in triaging hrHPV positive women for different follow-up strategies or recall times. Serial testing of hrHPV viral load has the potential to distinguish women with CIN2+ lesions from women with persistent infection but without CIN2+ lesions.

Keywords
CIN2+, Cervical cancer, HPV viral load, Self-sampling, hrHPV
National Category
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine Immunology in the medical area
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-406972 (URN)10.1186/s12985-019-1253-2 (DOI)000513831600002 ()31771594 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Cancer SocietySwedish Foundation for Strategic ResearchSwedish Research Council
Available from: 2020-03-17 Created: 2020-03-17 Last updated: 2023-12-12Bibliographically approved
Gustavsson, I. M., Aarnio, R., Berggrund, M., Lindberg, J. H., Sanner, K., Wikström, I., . . . Gyllensten, U. B. (2019). Randomised study of HPV prevalence and detection of CIN2+ in vaginal self-sampling compared to cervical specimens collected by medical personnel.. International Journal of Cancer, 144(1), 89-97
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Randomised study of HPV prevalence and detection of CIN2+ in vaginal self-sampling compared to cervical specimens collected by medical personnel.
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2019 (English)In: International Journal of Cancer, ISSN 0020-7136, E-ISSN 1097-0215, Vol. 144, no 1, p. 89-97Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We conducted a randomised study to compare vaginal self-sampling with assisted sampling by medical personnel on the cervix for HPV testing in primary screening. The first aim was to determine if the HPV prevalence is independent of sampling location (vagina versus cervix) and the person performing the sampling. The second aim was to evaluate if the two sampling strategies differed in the detection rate of CIN2+. In total, 19,523 women were randomised into two groups, with 9926 invited to perform self-sampling (SS arm) using the Rover VIBA-brush and 9597 offered assisted sampling using the cytobrush (AS arm). All samples were applied to the indicating FTA elute card and analysed for high-risk HPV using the hpVIR real-time PCR assay. The outcome for the first aim was HPV prevalence and for the second aim the number of CIN2+ based on histology. In the SS arm, 52.7% of invited women participated in the study, as compared to 34.2% in the AS arm. All samples contained sufficient amount of nuclear DNA for a valid HPV result, with vaginal samples having a higher DNA amount than cervical samples (p < 4.62 × 10-11 ). HPV prevalence was 4.6% in the SS arm and 4.1% in the AS arm (p = 5.5 × 10-2 ), and the distribution of HPV types similar between arms. There was no difference in the prevalence of CIN2+ per 1000 women screened between arms (p = 0.86). The results show that vaginal self-sampling is an equivalent alternative to sampling by medical personnel for HPV typing and identification of CIN2+.

Keywords
HPV test, cervical cancer, randomised study, screening, self-sampling
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-367086 (URN)10.1002/ijc.31637 (DOI)000451479900009 ()29943822 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Foundation for Strategic Research Swedish Cancer Society
Available from: 2018-11-28 Created: 2018-11-28 Last updated: 2020-03-18Bibliographically approved
Gustavsson, I. M., Aarnio, R., Berggrund, M., Lindberg, J. H., Strand, A.-S., Sanner, K., . . . Gyllensten, U. B. (2018). Randomised study shows that repeated self-sampling and HPV test has more than two-fold higher detection rate of women with CIN2+ histology than Pap smear cytology. British Journal of Cancer, 118(6), 896-904
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Randomised study shows that repeated self-sampling and HPV test has more than two-fold higher detection rate of women with CIN2+ histology than Pap smear cytology
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2018 (English)In: British Journal of Cancer, ISSN 0007-0920, E-ISSN 1532-1827, Vol. 118, no 6, p. 896-904Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background:

This randomised study compared the detection rate of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-positive (CIN2+) based on histology in women performing repeated self-sampling of vaginal fluid (VF) for human papillomavirus (HPV) test with a control group following the ordinary screening by Pap smear cytology.

Methods:

36390 women aged 30–49 years scheduled for invitation to organised screening were randomised in two groups, one to perform self-sampling of VF for HPV test (n=17 997, HPV arm) and the other group to perform screening by PAP smear cytology (n=18 393, control arm). HPV positive women in the HPV arm repeated the self-sampling and the HPV test on average 4.4 months later and those with two consecutive positive HPV tests were referred to colposcopy. Outcome was CIN2+ based on histology during 18-month follow-up.

Results:

Participation rate was 47% in the HPV arm and 39% in the control arm. The HPV prevalence in the first self-sampling was 6.9%, and 71% of these women were HPV positive in their second test. For the per-protocol approach, cumulative prevalence of histological CIN2+ in the HPV arm was 20.2 per 1000 women screened as compared to 10.8 in the control arm. The cumulative prevalence of CIN2+ diagnosed per 1000 years screened was 160.8 in the HPV arm as compared with 25.4 in the control arm.

Conclusions:

Repeated self-sampling of VF and HPV test had more than a two-fold higher discovery rate of CIN2+ per 1000 women screened as compared with PAP smear cytology.

National Category
Cancer and Oncology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-367087 (URN)10.1038/bjc.2017.485 (DOI)000427945800030 ()29438367 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research Swedish Cancer SocietySwedish Society for Medical Research (SSMF)
Available from: 2018-11-28 Created: 2018-11-28 Last updated: 2020-03-18Bibliographically approved
Sanner, K., Wikström, I., Gustavsson, I., Wilander, E., Lindberg, J. H., Gyllensten, U. & Olovsson, M. (2015). Daily self-sampling for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing.. Journal of Clinical Virology, 73, 1-7
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2015 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Virology, ISSN 1386-6532, E-ISSN 1873-5967, Vol. 73, p. 1-7Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Self-sampling for HPV as part of primary screening is a well-tolerated method for women not attending organized Pap smear screening and could increase coverage of cervical cancer screening.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate if the prevalence of HR-HPV varies from day to day in infected women and if one single sample is reliable for detecting an ongoing infection.

STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective cohort study on 12 premenopausal and 13 postmenopausal women performing daily self-sampling for HR-HPV testing. They were all HR-HPV-positive 1-3 months ago. Postmenopausal women were sampled for 28 days and premenopausal women sampled during bleeding-free days in one menstrual cycle. A possible difference in viral load between the estrogen-dominated proliferative phase and the progesterone-dominated secretory phase was analyzed.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Consistent results throughout the sampling period were observed for 19 women, with either a daily presence of HPV (14 women) or no HPV at all during the sampling period (5 women). Of 607 samples from 25 women, 596 were consistently positive or negative for HPV during the sampling period and 11 were inconsistent (2%). There was no difference in HPV copy number between the estrogen dominated proliferative or progesterone dominated secretory menstrual cycle phases. The major finding was a high degree of consistency concerning HR-HPV positivity and negativity of HR-HPV in vaginal fluid during a sustained period of daily self-sampling. It does not appear to matter whether the sample is collected in the proliferative or secretory phase.

Keywords
Cervical cancer; Human papilloma virus (HPV); Self-sampling; Repeated sampling; Screening
National Category
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-272544 (URN)10.1016/j.jcv.2015.09.016 (DOI)000367390700001 ()26498105 (PubMedID)
Funder
Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Cancer Society
Available from: 2016-01-14 Created: 2016-01-14 Last updated: 2017-11-30Bibliographically approved
Lindell, M., Sanner, K., Wikström, I. & Wilander, E. (2012). Self-sampling of vaginal fluid and high-risk human papillomavirus testing in women aged 50 years or older not attending Papanicolaou smear screening. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 119(2), 245-248
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2012 (English)In: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ISSN 1470-0328, E-ISSN 1471-0528, Vol. 119, no 2, p. 245-248Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Please cite this paper as: Lindell M, Sanner K, Wikström I, Wilander E. Self-sampling of vaginal fluid and high-risk human papillomavirus testing in women aged 50 years or older not attending Papanicolaou smear screening. BJOG 2012;119:245-248.

Objectives 

To study the value of self-sampling of vaginal fluid at home in combination with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in a cohort of older women not attending Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening.

Design 

Women (n = 3618), aged 50-65 years, who had not attended screening for at least 6 years were offered self-sampling of vaginal fluid at home (study cohort). The collected material was analysed for the presence of high-risk HPV (using Hybrid capture 2; Hc2). Women with a positive HPV test were referred for colposcopy. These results were compared with the results of Pap smear screening in a corresponding age group of women (controls). The end point of the study was identification of a histological cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage 2 (CIN2) and above (CIN2+).

Results 

In all, 39.4% (n = 1426) women participated and 4.6% (n = 66) were high-risk HPV positive. Of the HPV-positive women 56 chose to attend a surgery (84.8%) after a mean time of 2.1 months and ten of these women (17.9%) showed CIN2+, corresponding to 0.70% of all participating women. In the controls, who participated in organised Pap smear screening, the prevalence of CIN2+ was 0.25% (15/6048). The odds ratio for identification of CIN2+ in women aged 50 years or older performing self-sampling and HPV test in comparison with Pap smear was: 2.84 (95% CI 1.14-6.77, P = 0.0174). In older women primary high-risk HPV testing (Hc2) and Pap smear screening showed equal specificity of around 96%.

Conclusions

Self-sampling of vaginal fluid in combination with high-risk HPV testing appears to be an attractive method to improve screening coverage and decrease the prevalence of cervical cancer in women aged 50 years or older.

National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-164777 (URN)10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03147.x (DOI)000298016600016 ()22017806 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2011-12-27 Created: 2011-12-27 Last updated: 2017-12-08Bibliographically approved
Wikström, I., Lindell, M., Sanner, K. & Wilander, E. (2011). Self-sampling and HPV testing or ordinary Pap-smear in women not regularly attending screening: a randomised study. British Journal of Cancer, 105(3), 337-339
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Self-sampling and HPV testing or ordinary Pap-smear in women not regularly attending screening: a randomised study
2011 (English)In: British Journal of Cancer, ISSN 0007-0920, E-ISSN 1532-1827, Vol. 105, no 3, p. 337-339Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Most women with cervical cancer have not participated in Pap-smear screening. Self-sampling of vaginal fluid in combination with high-risk HPV testing may be a method to increase the attendance rate. METHODS: A total of 4060 women, 39-60 years old, who had not attended the organised Pap-smear screening for 6 years or more were randomised into two equal groups. A study group was offered to self-sample vaginal fluid (Qvintip) at home and/or recommended to attend the Pap-smear screening. The collected fluid after self-sampling was examined for the presence of high-risk HPV (Hybrid Capture 2 method). Controls were only recommended to attend the Pap-smear screening. The end point was a histological identification of CIN2-3. RESULTS: The participation rate was 39% (771 out of 2000) in the self-sampling group and 9% (188 out of 2060) in the conventional cytology (P < 0.001). The number of histological CIN2-3 alterations detected was 0.4% (8 out of 2000) among women offered self-sampling of vaginal fluid and 0.07% (3 out of 4060) in women offered Pap-smears. The odds ratio (OR) for offering self-sampling and HPV testing instead of Pap-smear screening for detection of CIN2-3 was OR 5.42 (95% CI: 1.30-31.8). CONCLUSION: Offering self-sampling of vaginal fluid followed by a high-risk HPV test was considerably more effective for detection of histological CIN2-3 lesions in comparison with offering Pap-test in a midwife reception in women not regularly attending organised screening.

Keywords
cervix, human papilloma virus, self-sampling, cytological screening
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-157034 (URN)10.1038/bjc.2011.236 (DOI)000293168200002 ()
Available from: 2011-08-15 Created: 2011-08-15 Last updated: 2022-01-28Bibliographically approved
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