Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cytology in Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in the United States, 2003–2005

摘要

Some cervical cancer screening programs test for human papillomavirus (HPV) only after abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) test results, whereas others perform both tests routinely and repeat testing if either result is abnormal. Datta and colleagues did both tests in 9657 U.S. women undergoing routine cervical cancer screening. Surprisingly, 9% of women 30 years of age or older with a normal Pap test had high-risk HPV infection, which supports routine simultaneous HPV testing and cervical cytology in this group.