Table 2 The most ideal combination of HPV DNA types giving maximum sensitivity and specificity for detection of CIN2+ for 14 HR-HPV DNA types

From: A comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of cervical pre-cancer detection methods in a high-risk area in East Congo

HPV type in assay

# types

TP

FN

FP

TN

Sensitivity

Specificity

0

0

0

16

0

297

0.000

1.000

HPV16

1

5

11

3

294

0.313

0.990

HPV16-33

2

8

8

4

293

0.500

0.987

HPV16-33-18

3

11

5

6

291

0.688

0.980

HPV16-33-18-51

4

12

4

6

291

0.750

0.980

HPV16-33-18-51-66

5

13

3

9

288

0.813

0.970

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56

6

14

2

12

285

0.875

0.960

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45

7

15

1

19

278

0.938

0.936

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35

8

16

0

27

270

1.000

0.909

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58

9

16

0

28

269

1.000

0.906

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58-68

10

16

0

29

268

1.000

0.902

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58-68-31

11

16

0

31

266

1.000

0.896

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58-68-31-39

12

16

0

33

264

1.000

0.889

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58-68-31-39-52

13

16

0

37

260

1.000

0.875

HPV16-33-18-51-66-56-45-35-58-68-31-39-52-59

14

16

0

42

255

1.000

0.859

  1. Abbreviations: TP=true positive; FN=false negative; FP=false positive; TN=true negative.