Concordance of Self-Collected and Clinician-Collected Swab Samples for Detecting Human Papillomavirus DNA in Women 18 to 32 Years of Age

Abstract

The combined clinician-collected cervical/vulvovaginal sample is most sensitive for detecting all female genital tract HPV infections. HPV concordance between cervical and vaginal samples may be better for newer infections. Larger studies are needed to determine whether mailed-in self-samples are as effective as those collected in a clinical setting.