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Table 6 Relative sensitivity, relative specificity, PPV and NPV of the Cervista HPV HR test and HC2 for detecting CIN3+ within various cytology groups

From: A population-based observational study comparing Cervista and Hybrid Capture 2 methods: improved relative specificity of the Cervista assay by increasing its cut-off

 

CERVISTA

       
 

Relative sensitivity

Relative specificity

PPV

NPV

CIN 3+

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

ASC-H, AGUS (Pap III)

80.0%

(29.9-98.9)

100.0%

(54.6-100)

100.0%

(39.6-100)

50.0%

(26.7-97.3)

LSIL, HSIL (Pap IIID)

100.0%

(80.0-100)

17.5%

(7.9-33.4)

37.7%

(25.1-52.1)

100.0%

(56.1-100)

HSIL, CIS (Pap IVa)

96.6%

(87.0-99.4)

NA

 

84.8%

(73.4-92.1)

NA

 

HSIL, CIS, Micro (IVb)

100.0%

(19.8-100)

NA

 

100%

(19.8-100)

NA

 

Microinvasive (Pap V)

100.0%

(30.1-100)

NA

 

100%

(30.1-100)

NA

 

AGUS+ (≥Pap III)

96.6%

(89.7-99.1)

15.7%

(7.5-29.1)

66.4%

(57.5-74.4)

72.7%

(39.3-92.7)

HSIL+ (≥Pap IVa)

96.8%

(88.0-99.4)

NA

 

85.9%

(75.2-92.7)

NA

 
 

HR HC2

       
 

Relative sensitivity

Relative specificity

PPV

NPV

CIN 3+

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

ASC-H, AGUS (Pap III)

80.0%

(29.9-98.9)

100.0%

(54.6-100)

100.0%

(39.6-100)

50.0%

(26.7-97.3)

LSIL, HSIL (Pap IIID)

100.0%

(80.0-100)

10.0%

(3.3-24.6)

35.7%

(23.7-49.7)

100.0%

(39.6-100)

HSIL, CIS (Pap IVa)

100.0%

(92.3-100)

NA

 

85.3%

(74.2-92.3)

NA

 

HSIL, CIS, Micro (IVb)

100.0%

(19.8-100)

NA

 

100%

(19.8-100)

NA

 

Microinvasive (Pap V)

100.0%

(30.1-100)

NA

 

100%

(30.1-100)

NA

 

AGUS+ (≥Pap III)

98.9%

(92.9-99.9)

9.8%

(3.7-22.2)

65.4%

(56.6-73.3)

83.3%

(36.5-99.1)

HSIL+ (≥Pap IVa)

100.0%

(92.8-100)

NA

 

86.3%

(75.8-92.9)

NA

 
  1. +: and higher.