Table 4 Relative sensitivity, specificity and PPV of different tests for the detection of high-grade disease based on 19 CIN3+ cases and 40 CIN2+ cases

From: Comparing the performance of six human papillomavirus tests in a screening population

Test

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (%,all) (95% CI)

PPV (%,only for those referred for colposcopy) (95% CI)

BD HPV

CIN3+

100.0 (82.4–100.0)

 

2.0 (1.2–3.0)

16.5 (10.3–24.6)

CIN2+

97.5 (86.8–99.9)

84.3 (83.3–85.2)

4.0 (2.9–5.5)

33.9 (25.3–43.3)

Roche Cobas

CIN3+

100.0 (82.4–100.0)

 

2.0 (1.2–3.1)

16.7 (10.3–24.8)

CIN2+

97.5 (86.8–99.9)

84.5 (83.6–85.4)

4.1 (2.9–5.5)

34.2 (25.6–43.7)

Qiagen Hybrid Capture 2

CIN3+

100.0 (82.4–100.0)

 

2.1 (1.3–3.3)

16.0 (9.9–23.8)

CIN2+

97.5 (86.8–99.9)

85.4 (84.5–86.3)

4.3 (3.1–5.8)

32.8 (24.4–42.0)

Abbott RealTi m e High Risk HPV

CIN3+

94.7 (74.0–99.9)

 

2.2 (1.3–3.5)

16.1 (9.8–24.2)

CIN2+

95.0 (83.1–99.4)

87.2 (86.3–88.0)

4.7 (3.4–6.5)

33.9 (25.3–43.5)

Gen-Probe APTIMA

CIN3+

100.0 (82.4–100.0)

 

3.1 (1.9–4.7)

17.4 (10.8–25.9)

CIN2+

97.5 (86.8–99.9)

90.2 (89.5–91.0)

6.3 (4.5–8.5)

35.8 (26.8–45.5)

NorChip PreTect HPV-Proofer a

CIN3+

68.8 (41.3–89.0)

 

3.7 (1.9–6.5)

20.0 (10.4–33.0)

CIN2+

71.4 (53.7–85.4)

95.2 (94.7–95.8)

8.4 (5.5–12.2)

45.5 (32.0–59.4)

  1. Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; HPV=human papillomavirus.
  2. Based on 16 cases of CIN3+ and 35 cases of CIN2+.