HPV-DNA test result (%) |
Cytological diagnosis (%) |
Negative |
Inflammatory NOS § |
Signs of HPV infection ° |
Dysplastic changes |
Total |
Negative |
51 (76.1) |
72 (76.6) |
13 (27.1) |
0 |
136 (62.7) |
Positive* |
16 (23.9) |
22 (23.4) |
35 (72.9) |
8 (100) |
81 (37.3) |
Total |
67 |
94 |
48 |
8 |
217 |
*HPV-DNA positive result: positivity for one or more HPV genotypes [high risk (16,
18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, and 59), uncertain-risk (26, 53, 66, 68, 70,
73, and 82), and low-risk (6, 11, 40, 42, 43, 44, 54, 61, 72, and 81)] detected by
GP5+/6+ PCR
§NOS, not otherwise specified
°Signs of HPV infection included: koilocytosis, iperkeratosis, parakeratosis,
dyskeratosis
(p<0.01) |