Gynecology & Obstetrics
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Syed A

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• Research Article
  HPV Adjunct Testing to VIA as an Alternative to Cytology for Cervical Cancer Screening in Pakistan
  Author(s): Aziz Aliya, Nawaz FH, Rizvi JH, Naru TY, Khan S and Syed AAziz Aliya, Nawaz FH, Rizvi JH, Naru TY, Khan S and Syed A
  
  Background: Developing countries often lack sufficient resources to use the Pap smear as a screening tool for cervical abnormalities. Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) is similar to Pap smears in terms of sensitivity for highgrade CIN. However, it is not very specific and adjunct testing with HPV can improve the test characteristics of VIA. Aim: To evaluate VIA with adjunct Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) testing as an alternative to routine cervical cytology for cervical cancer screening in a low resource setting. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among the attendees of the gynecology clinics attached to our hospital. Each patient underwent three screening tests, viz., Pap smear, HPV DNA testing and VIA, sequentially. The patients who tested positive by any of these methods underwent colposcopy. Trained.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0932.1000295

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