Comparing Pap Smear Cytology, Aided Visual Inspection (VIA), Screening Colposcopy, Cervico- Graphy and HPV Testing By HCII (Normal and Self-Sampling) As Optional Screening Tools in Latin America. Experience From the LAMS Study

摘要

Objectives: The performance of conventional diagnostic techniques (PAP smear and liquid-based cytology, screening colposcopy) is compared with 1) two optional screening tools (VIA, cervicography) and with 2) Hybrid Capture II, from a) conventional samples and b) using self-sampling, in women at different risk for cervical cancer in Brazil and Argentina.