Highly Sensitive Detection and Genotyping of HPV by PCR Multiplex and Luminex Technology in a Cohort of Colombian Women with Abnormal Cytology

Table 2: Histopathologic Diagnosis and Incident Rates of HPV Types 16 and 18 in the Study Population

Diagnosis	No. Cases n (%)	HPV 16 and/or 18 Prevalence with Luminex (%) ^(a)	HPV 16 and/or 18 Prevalence with RLB (%) ^(b)
Negative pathology	41 (25.6)	80.5	33.3
Low-grade cervical lesions ^(c)	56 (35)	83.9	43.4
High-grade cervical lesions ^(d)	49 (30.6)	91.8	67.5
Cervical cancer	14 (8.8)	100	66.6
Total	160 (100)	-	-

^(a) HPV genotyping with Luminex xMAP technology as described in Materials and Methods.

^(b) HPV genotyping with RLB as described in Materials and Methods.

^(c) Low grade cervical lesions: CIN I.

^(d) High grade cervical lesions: CIN II, CIN III.