HPV prevalence in women attending cervical screening in rural Malawi Using the cartridge-based Xpert® HPV assay

Highlights • High-risk HPV (HR-HPV) prevalence in screening clinics in rural Malawi is 19.9%. • HR-HPV ‘other’ types (non HPV 16/18/45) predominate (63.8%) in screening specimens. • HPV 31 and related types accounting for two-thirds of the detections of HR-HPV ‘others’. • Xpert® HPV from Cepheid is...

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Published in:Journal of clinical virology Vol. 87; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors: Cubie, Heather A, Morton, David, Kawonga, Edson, Mautanga, Mike, Mwenitete, Ipyana, Teakle, Ngari, Ngwira, Bagrey, Walker, Hilary, Walker, Graeme, Kafwafwa, Savel, Kabota, Beatrice, Haar, Reynier Ter, Campbell, Christine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-02-2017
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Summary:Highlights • High-risk HPV (HR-HPV) prevalence in screening clinics in rural Malawi is 19.9%. • HR-HPV ‘other’ types (non HPV 16/18/45) predominate (63.8%) in screening specimens. • HPV 31 and related types accounting for two-thirds of the detections of HR-HPV ‘others’. • Xpert® HPV from Cepheid is a robust and easy to use HPV test with short turnaround time. • Xpert® HPV is expensive but otherwise suitable for use in low resourced settings.
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ISSN:1386-6532
1873-5967
DOI:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.11.014