宫颈HPV16持续感染阶段宫颈P16和Ki67的表达及其与宫颈癌变的关系

目的:探讨宫颈人乳头状瘤病毒(HPV)16持续感染阶段宫颈P16和Ki67的表达及其与宫颈癌变的相关性。方法:采用P16/Ki67免疫组化双染法检测102例HPV16持续感染者、136例非持续感染者宫颈组织P16、Ki67蛋白的表达,并根据免疫组化结果分组为双染阳性组、双染阴性组。所有患者随访观察2年,比较两组患者的结局及宫颈癌前病变的发生率。结果:P16、Ki67及P16/Ki67双染的阳性率分别为40.3%、44.5%及34.0%,HPV16持续感染患者P16、Ki67及P16/Ki67双染的阳性率均显著高于非持续感染患者(P0.05)。HPV16持续感染患者的P16、Ki67蛋白表达呈显著正相关(P0.05)。HPV16持续感染患者中,双染阳性组的病情持续和进展比例明显高于双染阴性组,也明显高于HPV16非持续感染(双染阴性组、双染阳性组)患者(P0.05)。HPV16持续感染患者中,双染阳性组进展为HSIL及以上病变发生率为32.5%(13/40),显著高于双染阴性组6.5%(P0.05)。结论:P16,Ki67双染阳性在HPV16持续感染阶段与宫颈上皮内病变疾病进展成正相关,对HPV16持续感染进展为宫颈高度病变有预警价值,可作为HPV16阳性早期治疗的敏感指标。     

高危型人乳头瘤病毒及p16和Ki-67联合检测在宫颈鳞状上皮内病变诊断中的价值分析

目的探讨p16和Ki-67在不同宫颈鳞状上皮内病变中的表达情况及不同宫颈鳞状上皮内病变与高危型人乳头瘤病毒(high-risk human papilloma virus, HR-HPV)感染的关系。方法应用免疫组织化学技术检测138例宫颈病变(32例慢性宫颈炎、56例低级别鳞状上皮内病变、50例高级别鳞状上皮内病变)活检组织的p16和Ki-67表达水平,同时回顾性分析活检时HR-HPV的感染情况。结果 HR-HPV感染率、p16和Ki-67阳性表达率和表达水平随着宫颈病变级别增加而逐渐增高;HR-HPV感染率与p16和Ki-67表达水平均呈正相关。结论 HR-HPV的检测可用作临床宫颈病变筛查的常规检查,HRHPV及p16和Ki-67联合检测可降低宫颈病变的漏诊率,可用于指导宫颈病变的分级,提高宫颈活检诊断的准确率。     

高危型人乳头瘤病毒检测在宫颈病变筛查中的临床意义

目的:探讨高危型人乳头瘤病毒(high-risk human papillomavirus,HR-HPV)检测在宫颈病变筛查中的应用价值.方法:采用液基细胞学(TCT)对1175例妇女宫颈癌及其癌前病变进行初筛,细胞学异常者或TCT正常、HR-HPV DNA阳性且高度怀疑宫颈病变患者进行阴道镜和宫颈多点活检组织病理学检查,结合病理结果分析宫颈病变.用二代杂交捕获法(hybird captureⅡ,HC-Ⅱ)对所有标本进行高危型HPV DNA的检测,对结果进行回顾性分析.结果:1175例样本中TCT检测结果正常或炎症968例,ASC-US(未明确诊断意义的不典型鳞状上皮细胞)62例,ASC-H(不典型鳞状上皮细胞,不能除外高度鳞状上皮内病变)39例,LSIL(低度鳞状上皮内病变)87例,HSIL(高度鳞状上皮内病变)19例.207例细胞学异常者经阴道镜下多点组织活检证实炎症116例,宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)Ⅰ级27例,Ⅱ级34例,Ⅲ级19例,浸润癌5例,湿疣6例.HC-Ⅱ法检测HR-HPV DNA发现207例细胞学异常者HPV感染率分别为:正常或炎症17.24%,CIN I 22.22%,CIN Ⅱ32.35%,CIN Ⅲ61.39%,浸润癌100.10%,湿疣30.23%.82例TCT正常、HR-HPV DNA阳性患者病理结果显示炎症67例,CIN Ⅰ 11例,CIN Ⅱ 6例.结论:随着病变的加重,HR-HPV感染率逐渐增高,其感染与宫颈病变级别相关,HR-HPV检测可辅助筛查宫颈病变,与细胞学联合检测为较好的宫颈癌筛查方案.     

ASCUS细胞中p16的表达与子宫颈CIN具有相关性

探讨ASCUS细胞中p16的表达与子宫颈CIN患者的相关性。选取2014年2月至2015年10月本院经宫颈液基细胞学检查诊断为非典型鳞状细胞患者137例,所有患者均经阴道镜取活组织标本行组织病理学确诊,分析不同病检结果的非典型鳞状细胞患者的p16 mRNA和p16蛋白表达水平以及HR-HPV感染率的差异,并分析非典型鳞状细胞患者的p16 mRNA及其蛋白表达与HR-HPV感染率的相关性。研究显示,137例非典型鳞状细胞患者病理结果为阴性38例(27.74%),CINⅠ35例(25.55%),CINⅡ28例(20.44%),CINⅢ22例(16.06%),宫颈鳞癌14例(10.22%)。病检阴性、CINⅠ、CINⅡ、CINⅢ和宫颈鳞癌患者的p16 mRNA阳性表达率(10.53%,45.71%,57.14%,63.64%,71.43%)、p16蛋白阳性表达率(0%,40.0%,78.57%,90.91%,100%)、HR-HPV阳性率(0%,8.57%,35.71%,54.55%,57.14%)均随着宫颈病变程度的加深逐渐上升,且差异具有统计学意义(p0.05);HR-HPV阳性的非典型鳞状细胞患者p16 mRNA表达阳性率为84.85%,p16蛋白表达阳性率为75.76%,非典型鳞状细胞患者的p16 mRNA、p16蛋白表达阳性率与HR-HPV阳性率呈正相关(rs=0.325,p0.001和rs=0.303,p0.001)。p16 mRNA及蛋白表达阳性率随着宫颈病变程度的加深而逐渐上升,可能是由于HR-HPV感染引起p16表达增加,p16 mRNA和蛋白表达阳性率与HR-HPV阳性率呈正相关性,进一步提示了HPV16感染以及其他类型的高危HPV分型对于宫颈病变发生发展的促进作用。     

高危型HPV检测在宫颈ASCUS分流及随访中的应用

目的:分析高危型人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)检测对宫颈非典型鳞状上皮细胞(ASCUS)患者分流管理的作用,提高分流管理合理性。方法:对200例经液基薄层细胞学(TCT)检查确诊为ASCUS患者采用荧光定量聚合酶链反应技术(FQPCR)检测HPV分型,并进行病理活检。观察高位型HPV阳性率及分型及其与宫颈病变的关系。结果:200例患者中有101例检出高危型HPV阳性,阳性率为50.50%;病理活检确诊正常或炎症、宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)Ⅰ级、CINⅡ~Ⅲ级、鳞状细胞癌各有114例、32例、51例、3例,分别占57.00%、16.00%、25.50%、1.50%,高危型HPV阳性率分别为18.42%、87.50%、96.08%、100.00%,≥CINII级病变患者高危型HPV阳性率高于CINⅡ级组,差异比较有显著性(P0.05)。结论:高危型HPV检测可为宫颈ASCUS的合理分流提供可靠依据。     

薄层液基细胞学在宫颈癌及其癌前病变筛查中的价值

目的:评价薄层液基细胞学(Thinprep cytologytest,TCT)检测技术对宫颈癌前病变的诊断和宫颈癌筛查的准确性及临床价值。方法:收集分析2009年5月～2010年11月在我院妇科门诊行TCT检查的受检者7340例,以细胞学诊断为未明确意义的不典型鳞状上皮细胞(ASC-US)及以上者为阳性结果,并对阳性结果行病理组织学诊断,以组织学诊断作为金标准。结果:液基细胞学标本满意度高,对SCC、HSIL、LSIL的准确率分别为76.8%、97.3%、100%。结论:TCT结合TBS诊断系统是目前诊断宫颈癌前病变和筛查宫颈癌的理想方法,同时也可以作为一项宫颈癌术后随访的检测指标。ASC-US患者中存在部分年轻的高危癌前病变者。     

宫颈低级别鳞状上皮内病变组织CK8、P53及Ki-67的表达及其临床意义

摘要 目的：探讨宫颈低级别鳞状上皮内病变（LSIL）组织中细胞角蛋白 8（CK8）、P53及Ki-67的表达,分析其与病情进展的关系。方法：回顾性分析2020年1月至2021年12月我院收治的120例经病理确诊为LSIL患者的临床资料,根据末次随访病理学检查结果将其分为进展组（17例）、持续组（27例）和消退组（76例）。取首次活检宫颈组织标本,采用免疫组化法检测CK8、P53、Ki-67表达。多因素Logistic回归分析LSIL患者疾病进展的危险因素,受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析CK8、P53、Ki-67评估LSIL患者疾病进展的效能。结果：进展组宫颈组织中CK8、P53及Ki-67阳性表达率高于持续组和消退组（P＜0.05）,持续组宫颈组织中CK8、P53及Ki-67阳性表达率高于消退组（P＜0.05）。高危人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）感染、CK8阳性细胞占比（较高）、P53阳性细胞占比（较高）、Ki-67阳性细胞占比（较高）是LSIL患者疾病进展的危险因素（P＜0.05）。联合CK8、P53、Ki-67阳性细胞占比预测LSIL患者疾病进展的曲线下面积为0.846,高于单独指标预测的0.637、0.697、0.744。结论：LSIL进展宫颈组织中CK8、P53、Ki-67阳性表达率明显升高,CK8、P53、Ki-67阳性细胞占比升高增加了LSIL患者疾病进展的风险,可作为辅助评估 LSIL进展的生物学指标。     

P16、P27和Ki67在宫颈病变中的表达及意义

目的探讨宫颈病变组织中P16、P27和Ki67蛋白的表达情况及临床意义。方法采用免疫组化S-P法检测30例宫颈上皮内瘤样病变(CIN)、18例宫颈鳞癌组织和12例宫颈正常鳞状上皮组织中P16、P27和Ki67蛋白的表达,分析宫颈病变形成过程中P16、P27和Ki67蛋白表达的变化以及临床病理特征的关系。结果P16和Ki67在正常宫颈、CIN和宫颈鳞癌组织中的表达率分别为0(0/12)、70%(21/30)、100%(18/18)和30%(4/12)、90%(27/30)、100%(18/18),二者在CIN和宫颈鳞癌中阳性表达率明显高于正常宫颈组织的表达,差异有显著性(P0.05);P27蛋白在正常宫颈、CIN和宫颈鳞癌组织中的表达率分别为82.22%(10/12)、53.33%(16/30)和27.78%(5/18),其在CIN和宫颈鳞癌中阳性表达率明显低于正常宫颈组织的表达,差异有显著性(P0.05)。在CIN和宫颈鳞癌组织中,P16和Ki67表达呈正相关(P0.05);P27和P16、Ki67表达呈负相关(P0.05)。结论P16、P27和Ki67参与了CIN、宫颈癌的发生。P16、Ki67和P27联合检测可作为早期诊断宫颈上皮内瘤变及宫颈癌的标记物,可提高宫颈癌的早期诊断率。     

高危型HPV-DNA检测对宫颈病变的诊断价值

目的:评价高危型人类乳头瘤病毒(high-risk human papilloma virus,HR-HPV)DNA检测对宫颈病变的诊断价值.方法:对门诊450例细胞学异常的患者,采用杂交捕获试验法(Hybrid Capture Ⅱ,HCⅡ)检测HR-HPV-DNA,并行阴道镜检查.结果:细胞学诊断中非典型鳞状细胞332例,低度鳞状上皮内病变87例,高度鳞状上皮内病变31例,HPV-DNA阳性率分别为30.7%(102/332),44.8%(39/87),90.3%(28/31);病理学诊断中无上皮内病变或恶性病变、子宫颈上皮瘤(cervical intra-qaithelial neoplasia,CIN)Ⅰ/Ⅱ、CIN Ⅲ和原位癌HPV-DNA阳性率分别为31.2%(73/219)、47.3%(96/203)、100%(28/28),随细胞学检查的级别增高,HPV-DNA高危型阳性率增加(P＜0.05).结论:高危型HPV-DNA检测是宫颈癌筛查的有效方法,建议临床推广应用.     

TCT、HPV检测在宫颈锥切术后复发中的预测价值

目的:评估薄层液基细胞学检查(thinprep cytologic test,TCT)和人乳头瘤病毒(human papillomavirus,HPV)检测在宫颈锥切术后复发中的预测价值。方法:随访531例病理诊断为子宫颈上皮内瘤变(cervical intraepithelial neoplasia,CIN)Ⅱ-Ⅲ级接受宫颈锥切术的患者,分别于术后3、6个月及术后每6-12月随访1次,以TCT及HPV检测作为随访的检测指标,若二者有一项异常,行阴道镜下活组织检查,病理证实存在子颈上皮内瘤变Ⅰ-Ⅲ级者视为复发。采用敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值表示TCT、HPV检测性能。结果:531例患者中10%(54例)的患者出现不同级别的病变复发。TCT在术后预测病变复发的灵敏度77%,特异度72%;HPV在术后预测病变复发的灵敏度95%,特异度60%,TCT联合HPV预测病变复发的灵敏度100%,特异性80%。术后HPV负荷量100 RLU/PC者较HPV负荷量100 RLU/PC者而言术后病变复发的风险增高,差别有统计学意义(P0.01),术后HPV负荷量100 RLU/PC是锥切术后病变复发的高危因素。结论:使用细胞学联合HPV检测是有效的预测宫颈锥切术后病变复发的方法,术后高HPV负荷量与病变复发相关,并可对术后复发高风险人群进行分流,临床需严密随访。     

Evaluation of p16/Ki-67 dual staining in the detection of cervical precancer and cancer in China

Background This study aimed to evaluate the clinical performance of p16/Ki-67 dual staining in the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3 or worse (CIN2+/CIN3+) in Chinese women.Methods Cervical exfoliated cells were collected from 537 eligible women and were used for liquid-based cytology (LBC), p16/Ki-67 dual staining, and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing. All women received colposcopy with biopsies taken at abnormal sites. Histopathological diagnoses were used as the gold standard.Results p16/Ki-67 staining had a positivity rate of 43.58% overall; the rate increased significantly with histological severity (p <0.001). The sensitivities of p16/ki-67 for detecting CIN2+ and CIN3+ were 88.10% and 91.30%, respectively. Compared with high-risk HPV (HR-HPV), sensitivity of p16/Ki-67 was lower for detecting CIN2+ (88.10% versus 95.71%), but similar for detecting CIN3+ (91.30% versus 96.27%). Specificities of p16/Ki-67 were 85.02% for detecting CIN2+ and 76.86% for detecting CIN3+, values similar to those for LBC (84.71% for CIN2+, 80.05% for CIN3+) but higher than those for HR-HPV (62.77% for CIN2+, 71.25% for CIN3+). All the tests performed better in women>30 years. With respect to the performance of triage for women with ASC-US, sensitivities of p16/Ki-67 were 86.36% for detecting CIN2+ and 83.33% for detecting CIN3+, values similar to those of HR-HPV. However, specificities of p16/Ki-67 were both higher than those of HR-HPV (85.96% versus 67.54% for CIN2+, 79.84% versus 62.90% for CIN3+).Conclusion P16/Ki-67 dual staining could probably provide an optional method for China’s national cervical cancer screening, and could also be considered as an efficient method of triage for managing women with ASC-US.     

Primary Screening for Cervical Cancer Based on High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection and HPV 16 and HPV 18 Genotyping,in Comparison to Cytology

Objectives

The objective of the present study is to assess the performance of a high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) DNA test with individual HPV-16/HPV-18 genotyping as a method for primary cervical cancer screening compared with liquid-based cytology (LBC) in a population of Greek women taking part in routine cervical cancer screening.

Methods

The study, conducted by the “HEllenic Real life Multicentric cErvical Screening” (HERMES) study group, involved the recruitment of 4,009 women, aged 25–55, who took part in routine cervical screening at nine Gynecology Departments in Greece. At first visit cervical specimens were collected for LBC and HPV testing using the Roche Cobas 4800 system. Women found positive for either cytology or HPV were referred for colposcopy, whereas women negative for both tests will be retested after three years. The study is ongoing and the results of the first screening round are reported herein.

Results

Valid results for cytology and HPV testing were obtained for 3,993 women. The overall prevalence of HR-HPV was 12.7%, of HPV-16 2.7% and of HPV-18 1.4%. Of those referred for colposcopy, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+) was detected in 41 women (1.07%). At the threshold of CIN2+, cytology [atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) or worse] and HPV testing showed a sensitivity of 53.7% and 100% respectively, without change between age groups. Cytology and HPV testing showed specificity of 96.8% and 90.3% respectively, which was increased in older women (≥30) in comparison to younger ones (25–29). Genotyping for HPV16/18 had similar accuracy to cytology for the detection of CIN2+ (sensitivity: 58.5%; specificity 97.5%) as well as for triage to colposcopy (sensitivity: 58.5% vs 53.7% for cytology).

Conclusion

HPV testing has much better sensitivity than cytology to identify high-grade cervical lesions with slightly lower specificity. HPV testing with individual HPV-16/HPV-18 genotyping could represent a more accurate methodology for primary cervical cancer screening in comparison to liquid-based cytology, especially in older women.     

Front-to-back & dabbing wiping behaviour post-toilet associated with anal neoplasia & HR-HPV carriage in women with previous HPV-mediated gynaecological neoplasia

BackgroundAnal cancer is a human papillomavirus (HPV)-mediated neoplasia of the anal squamous epithelium. Anal cancer is much more common among women, particularly those with a previous high-grade gynaecological neoplasia.MethodsCross-sectional study of women with a previous HPV-mediated gynaecological neoplasia in Tasmania, Australia. Women presenting for follow-up gynaecological care had anal swab samples taken for anal cytology by Hologic Liquid ThinPrep, followed by HPV genotyping. Women with abnormal anal cytology were invited for high-resolution anoscopy. Potential risk factors, including post-toilet wiping behaviours, were queried by questionnaire while clinical covariates were extracted from medical records. Covariates of anal outcomes evaluated by log-binomial and log-multinomial regression.ResultsFrom 163 women enrolled in the study, 65 (39.9%) had abnormal cytology, with 46 (28.2%) being high-grade. Of the 50 women with abnormal anal cytology having high-resolution anoscopy, 32 (64.0%) had abnormal histology with 13 (26.0%) being high-grade. Of the 123 women tested for HR-HPV DNA, 48 (39.0%) had HR-HPV detected, the most common genotypes being 16 and 51 (14/123, 11.4% for both).In addition to some known anal cancer risk factors, we found front-to-back wiping was associated with significantly increased (Prevalence ratio (PR) range: 1.99⿿3.60) prevalence of cytological and histological abnormality and HR-HPV carriage/co-carriage, while dabbing post-toilet was significantly associated with decreased prevalences (PR range: 0.50⿿0.62).ConclusionsPost-toilet wiping behaviours were significantly associated with the prevalence of anal cytological, histological and HR-HPV carriage outcomes. This suggests a biologically plausible mechanism for HR-HPV introduction and the higher frequencies of anal neoplasia in women.     

Association of Trichomonas vaginalis and Cytological Abnormalities of the Cervix in Low Risk Women

Objective

Is Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) an inducing factor for the development of (pre-)cancerous lesions of the cervix?

Design

Cross sectional study.

Setting

Screening healthy Belgian women with low infection risk.

Sample

63,251 consecutive liquid based cervical samples.

Methods

Real time quantitative PCR for presence of TV, 18 HPV types and Pap smear analysis of cytologic abnormalities.

Main Outcome Measures

Association of TV and HPV with cervix dysplasia

Results

The overall prevalence of TV DNA was 0.37%, of low risk HPV 2%, of high risk HPV 13.2%, and 8.8 % had cytological abnormalities. Both LR-HPV and HR-HPV were significantly associated with all cytological abnormalities. Presence of TV was associated with LR- and HR-HPV, ASC-US and HSIL, but not with other abnormalities. All women with TV and HSIL also had HR-HPV, while the latter was present in only 59% of women with TV and ASC-US. Amongst HPV negative women, TV was found in 1.3% of women with ASC-US, but only in 0.03% of women with normal cytology (OR 4.2, CL95% 2.1-8.6). In HR-HPV positive women, presence of TV increased the likelihood of cytological abnormalities somewhat (P=0.05), mainly due to an increase in ASC-US and LSIL, but not HSIL.

Conclusions

We conclude that TV infection is associated with both LR and HR-HPV infection of the cervix, as well as with ASC-US and HSIL. TV is a concomitant STI, but is not thought to be a co-factor in the causation of HSIL and cervical cancer. However, TV may cause false positive diagnoses of ASC-US.     

High-Grade Cervical Lesions Among Women Attending A Reference Clinic In Brazil: Associated Factors And Comparison Among Screening Methods

Background

Although screening for cervical cancer is recommended for women in most countries, the incidence of cervical cancer is greater in developing countries. Our goal was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with high-grade lesions/cervical cancer among women attending a reference clinic in Brazil and evaluate the correlation of histology with cytology, colposcopy and the high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) tests.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of women attending a colposcopy clinic was carried out. The patients were interviewed to collect demographic, epidemiological and clinical data. Specimens were collected for cervical cytology, Chlamydia trachomatis and HPV testing using the Hybrid Capture (HC) and PCR tests. Colposcopy was performed for all patients and biopsy for histology when cell abnormalities or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were present.

Results

A total of 291 women participated in the study. The median age was 38 years (DIQ: 30–48 years). The prevalence of histologically confirmed high-grade lesions/cervical cancer was 18.2% (95%, CI: 13.8%–22.6%), with 48 (16.5%) cases of CIN-2/CIN-3 and 5 (1.7%) cases of invasive carcinoma. In the final logistic regression model, for ages between 30 and 49 years old [OR = 4.4 (95%: 1.01–19.04), history of smoking [OR = 2.4 (95%, CI: 1.14–5.18)], practice of anal intercourse [OR = 2.4 (95%, CI: 1.10–5.03)] and having positive HC test for HR-HPV [OR = 11.23 (95%, CI: 4 0.79–26, 36)] remained independently associated with high-grade lesions/cervical cancer. A total of 64.7% of the cases CIN-3\Ca in situ were related to HPV-16. Non-oncogenic HPV were only found in CIN-1 biopsy results. Compared to histology, the sensitivity of cytology was 31.8%, the specificity 95.5%; the sensitivity of colposcopy for high-grade lesions/cervical cancer was 51.0%, specificity was 91.4% and the concordance with HPV testing was high.

Conclusions

The results confirm an association of HR-HPV with precursor lesions for cervical cancer. These data emphasize that cytological screening to detect precursor lesions is still important in some regions and that HR-HPV should be included for screening.     

The Role of Polymerase Chain Reaction of High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus in the Screening of High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in the Anal Mucosa of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Males Having Sex with Males

Objectives

To evaluate the advantages of cytology and PCR of high-risk human papilloma virus (PCR HR-HPV) infection in biopsy-derived diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL = AIN2/AIN3) in HIV-positive men having sex with men (MSM).

Methods

This is a single-centered study conducted between May 2010 and May 2014 in patients (n = 201, mean age 37 years) recruited from our outpatient clinic. Samples of anal canal mucosa were taken into liquid medium for PCR HPV analysis and for cytology. Anoscopy was performed for histology evaluation.

Results

Anoscopy showed 33.8% were normal, 47.8% low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), and 18.4% HSIL; 80.2% had HR-HPV. PCR of HR-HPV had greater sensitivity than did cytology (88.8% vs. 75.7%) in HSIL screening, with similar positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of 20.3 vs. 22.9 and 89.7 vs. 88.1, respectively. Combining both tests increased the sensitivity and NPV of HSIL diagnosis to 100%. Correlation of cytology vs. histology was, generally, very low and PCR of HR-HPV vs. histology was non-existent (<0.2) or low (<0.4). Area under the receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) curve analysis of cytology and PCR HR-HPV for the diagnosis of HSIL was poor (<0.6). Multivariate regression analysis showed protective factors against HSIL were: viral suppression (OR: 0.312; 95%CI: 0.099-0.984), and/or syphilis infection (OR: 0.193; 95%CI: 0.045-0.827). HSIL risk was associated with HPV-68 genotype (OR: 20.1; 95%CI: 2.04-197.82).

Conclusions

When cytology and PCR HR-HPV findings are normal, the diagnosis of pre-malignant HSIL can be reliably ruled-out in HIV-positive patients. HPV suppression with treatment protects against the appearance of HSIL.     

PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序法检测化脓性脑膜炎病原菌的临床价值

目的:探讨PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序法在化脓性脑膜炎病原菌检测中的临床诊断价值。方法:选择2016年4月至2017年2月上海儿童医学中心临床考虑中枢感染的43例化脓性脑膜炎患儿的脑脊液标本,所有患儿标本同时进行培养,并行PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序法检测,记录检测结果,并统计检测方法的灵敏度和特异度,以脑脊液培养检测结果为金标准,对比脑脊液培养和PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序法的灵敏度和特异度。结果:脑脊液培养的灵敏度为21.7%,特异度为100.0%;PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序的灵敏度为69.6%,特异度为95.0%;两者的灵敏度比较差异具统计学意义(P0.05),而两者特异性比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序可检出脑脊液培养阴性的病原体。结论:PCR/16sRNA联合核苷酸测序具有较高的灵敏度,可检出脑脊液培养阴性的病原体,且受抗菌药物影响小,可为临床早期提供化脓性脑膜炎的病原学依据,降低致死率及致残率。     

HPV mRNA Is More Specific than HPV DNA in Triage of Women with Minor Cervical Lesions

Background

In Norway, repeat cytology and HPV testing comprise delayed triage of women with minor cytological lesions. The objective of this study was to evaluate HPV DNA and HPV mRNA testing in triage of women with an ASC-US/LSIL diagnosis.

Materials and Methods

We used repeat cytology, HPV DNA testing (Cobas 4800) and HPV mRNA testing (PreTect HPV-Proofer) to follow up 311 women aged 25–69 years with ASC-US/LSIL index cytology.

Results

Of 311 women scheduled for secondary screening, 30 women (9.6%) had ASC-H/HSIL cytology at triage and 281 women (90.4%) had ASC-US/LSIL or normal cytology. The HPV DNA test was positive in 92 (32.7%) of 281 instances, and 37 (13.2%) were mRNA positive. Of the 132 women with repeated ASC-US/LSIL, we received biopsies from 97.0% (65/67) of the DNA-positive and 92.9% (26/28) of the mRNA-positive cases. The positive predictive values for CIN2+ were 21.5% (14/65) for DNA positive and 34.6% (9/26) for mRNA positive (ns). The odds ratio for being referred to colposcopy in DNA-positive cases were 2.8 times (95% CI: 1.8–4.6) higher that of mRNA-positive cases. Compared to the mRNA test, the DNA test detected four more cases of CIN2 and one case of CIN3.

Conclusions

The higher positivity rate of the DNA test in triage leads to higher referral rate for colposcopy and biopsy, and subsequent additional follow-up of negative biopsies. By following mRNA-negative women who had ASC-US/LSIL at triage with cytology, the additional cases of CIN2+ gained in DNA screening can be discovered. Our study indicates that in triage of repeated ASC-US/LSIL, HPV mRNA testing is more specific and is more relevant in clinical use than an HPV DNA test.     

HPV testing in liquid cytology specimens: comparison of analytic sensitivty and specificity for in situ hybridization and chemiluminescent nucleic acid testing

OBJECTIVE: To compare the analytic sensitivity and specificity of Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) (Digene Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.) with in situ hybridization (ISH) in detecting high-risk types of HPV (HR-HPV). STUDY DESIGN: Performance characteristics of ISH and HC2 were compared in 99 consecutive cervical cytology samples diagnosed as low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion and processed by either the ThinPrep (Cytyc Corporation, Boxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) or SurePath (TriPath Imaging Systems, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A.) method at 2 geographically different centers. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: Of the samples, 67% were positive for HR-HPV viral types by PCR. ISH had a sensitivity of 0.87 as compared to 0.95 (p = 0.11) for HC2. The specificity of ISH was significantly different from that of HC2 (0.57 vs. 0.13, respectively; p = 0.0004). The performance characteristics of ISH were not affected by the processing method or population tested. CONCLUSION: The sensitivity of ISH is comparable to that of HC2, with significantly superior specificity, and is therefore an efficacious alternative to HC2 for triaging patients with abnormal cervical cytology results.