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Sex Transm Infect 77:260-264 doi:10.1136/sti.77.4.260

Diagnosis of human papillomavirus infection by dry vaginal swabs in military women

Table 6

HPV types recovered from LSIL patients by the three methods

Collection method
LSIL patient Age HPV type(s) detected v-DRY v-STM c-STM
HPV = human papillomavirus; LSIL = low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; v-DRY = dry vaginal swab; c-STM = cervical swab in specimen transport medium; v-STM = vaginal swab in specimen transport medium.
1 19 33 33 33 33
2 23 11, 66 11, 66 11, 66 11, 66
3 20 56 56 56
4 19 39, 45, 54, 61, cp8304 39, 45, 54, 61, cp8304 39 39
5 20 Pap291 Pap291 Pap291 Pap291
6 24 51 51 51 51
7 20 11, 16, 18, 66, 68 16, 68 16 11, 16, 18, 66, 68

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