HPV Screening With Triage by HPV Genotyping Versus Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid

Genotyping will be obtained by the Xpert system which uses 5 color channels containing primers and probes for the detection of specific genotypes or pooled results as follows: i) HPV 16, ii) HPV 18/45 in pooled result, iii) HPV types 31, 33, 35 52, or 58, in pooled result, iv) HPV types 51 or 59, in pooled result, and v) HPV types 39, 56, 66 or 68 in pooled result.

"After application of acetic acid and Lugol's iodine, the cervix will be assessed using simplified ABCD criteria (A= acetowhite lesion within the transformation zone, B = spontaneous bleeding or upon slight touch, C (optional) = Lugol-positive coloring of acetowhite lesions, D = diameter \> 5mm of acetowhite lesion)."