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WHO Guidelines for Screening and Treatment of Precancerous Lesions for Cervical Cancer Prevention. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2013.

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Annex 7Reference list of all studies included in the evidence reviews

Studies on diagnostic test accuracy

  • Agorastos T, et al. Human papillomavirus testing for primary screening in women at low risk of developing cervical cancer. The Greek experience. Gynecologic Oncology. 2005;96(3):714–720. [PubMed: 15721416]
  • Belinson J, et al. Shanxi Province Cervical Cancer Screening Study: a cross-sectional comparative trial of multiple techniques to detect cervical neoplasia. Gynecologic Oncology. 2001;83(2):439–444. [PubMed: 11606114]
  • Bigras G, De Marval F. The probability for a Pap test to be abnormal is directly proportional to HPV viral load: Results from a Swiss study comparing HPV testing and liquid-based cytology to detect cervical cancer precursors in 13 842 women. British Journal of Cancer. 2005;93(5):575–581. [PMC free article: PMC2361609] [PubMed: 16136031]
  • Cantor SB, et al. Accuracy of colposcopy in the diagnostic setting compared with the screening setting. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008;111(1):7–14. [PubMed: 18165387]
  • Cardenas-Turanzas M, et al. The performance of human papillomavirus high-risk DNA testing in the screening and diagnostic settings. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2008;17(10):2865–2871. [PMC free article: PMC2705895] [PubMed: 18843032]
  • Cremer M, et al. Adequacy of visual inspection with acetic acid in women of advancing age. International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics. 2011;113(1):68–71. [PubMed: 21272884]
  • Cremer ML, et al. Digital assessment of the reproductive tract versus colposcopy for directing biopsies in women with abnormal Pap smears. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2010;14(1):5–10. [PubMed: 20040830]
  • Cristoforoni PM, et al. Computerized colposcopy: results of a pilot study and analysis of its clinical relevance. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1995;85(6):1011–1016. [PubMed: 7770246]
  • de Cremoux P, et al. Efficiency of the hybrid capture 2 HPV DNA test in cervical cancer screening. A study by the French Society of Clinical Cytology. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2003;120(4):492–499. [PubMed: 14560561]
  • Depuydt CE, et al. BD-ProExC as adjunct molecular marker for improved detection of CIN2+ after HPV primary screening. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2011;20(4):628–637. [PubMed: 21297040]
  • De Vuyst H, et al. Comparison of Pap smear, visual inspection with acetic acid, human papillomavirus DNA-PCR testing and cervicography. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2005;89(2):120–126. [PubMed: 15847874]
  • Durdi GS, et al. Correlation of colposcopy using Reid colposcopic index with histopathology – a prospective study. Journal of the Turkish German Gynecology Association. 2009;10(4):205–207. [PMC free article: PMC3939166] [PubMed: 24591873]
  • Elit L, et al. Assessment of two cervical screening methods in Mongolia: cervical cytology and visual inspection with acetic acid. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2006;10(2):83–88. [PubMed: 16633236]
  • Ferris DG, Miller MD. Colposcopic accuracy in a residency training program: defining competency and proficiency. Journal of Family Practice. 1993;36(5):515–520. [PubMed: 8482935]
  • Ghaemmaghami F, et al. Visual inspection with acetic acid as a feasible screening test for cervical neoplasia in Iran. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2004;14(3):465–469. [PubMed: 15228419]
  • Goel A, et al. Visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid for cervical intraepithelial lesions. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 2005;88(1):25–30. [PubMed: 15617701]
  • Hedge D, et al. Diagnostic value of acetic acid comparing with conventional Pap smear in the detection of colposcopic biopsy-proved CIN. Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics. 2011;7(4):454–458. [PubMed: 22269409]
  • Homesley HD, Jobson VW, Reish RL. Use of colposcopically directed, four-quadrant cervical biopsy by the colposcopy trainee. Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 1984;29(5):311–316. [PubMed: 6726700]
  • Hovland S, et al. A comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of cervical pre-cancer detection methods in a high-risk area in East Congo. British Journal of Cancer. 2010;102(6):957–965. [PMC free article: PMC2844041] [PubMed: 20197765]
  • Jones DE, et al. Evaluation of the atypical Pap smear. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 1987;157(3):544–549. [PubMed: 3631155]
  • Kierkegaard O, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of cytology and colposcopy in cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 1994;73(8):648–651. [PubMed: 7941991]
  • Mahmud SM, et al. Comparison of human papillomavirus testing and cytology for cervical cancer screening in a primary health care setting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gynecologic Oncology. 2012;124(2):286–291. [PubMed: 22062546]
  • Monsonego J, et al. Evaluation of oncogenic human papillomavirus RNA and DNA tests with liquid-based cytology in primary cervical cancer screening: the FASE study. International Journal of Cancer. 2011;129(3):691–701. [PubMed: 20941740]
  • Mousavi AS, et al. A prospective study to evaluate the correlation between Reid colposcopic index impression and biopsy histology. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2007;11(3):147–150. [PubMed: 17596759]
  • Pan Q, et al. A thin-layer, liquid-based Pap test for mass screening in an area of China with a high incidence of cervical carcinoma a cross-sectional, comparative study. Acta Cytologica. 2003;47(1):45–50. [PubMed: 12585030]
  • Patil K, et al. Comparison of diagnostic efficacy of visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid and Pap smear for prevention of cervical cancer: is VIA superseding Pap smear? Journal of SAFOG. 2011;3(3):131–134.
  • Petry KU, et al. Inclusion of HPV testing in routine cervical cancer screening for women above 29 years in Germany: results for 8466 patients. British Journal of Cancer. 2003;88(10):1570–1577. [PMC free article: PMC2377109] [PubMed: 12771924]
  • Qiao YL, et al. A new HPV-DNA test for cervical-cancer screening in developing regions: a cross-sectional study of clinical accuracy in rural China. Lancet Oncology. 2008;9(10):929–936. [PubMed: 18805733]
  • Sahasrabuddhe VV, et al. Comparison of visual inspection with acetic acid and cervical cytology to detect high-grade cervical neoplasia among HIV-infected women in India. International Journal of Cancer. 2012;130(1):234–240. [PMC free article: PMC3516675] [PubMed: 21387289]
  • Sankaranarayanan R, et al. Test characteristics of visual inspection with 4% acetic acid (VIA) and Lugol's iodine (VILI) in cervical cancer screening in Kerala, India. International Journal of Cancer. 2003;106(3):404–408. [PubMed: 12845681]
  • Shastri SS, et al. Concurrent evaluation of visual, cytological and HPV testing as screening methods for the early detection of cervical neoplasia in Mumbai, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2005;83(3):186–194. [PMC free article: PMC2624199] [PubMed: 15798842]
  • Sodhani P, et al. Test characteristics of various screening modalities for cervical cancer: a feasibility study to develop an alternative strategy for resource-limited settings. Cytopathology. 2006;17(6):348–352. [PubMed: 17168917]

Studies on baseline risks included in the model

  • Arbyn M, et al. Evidence regarding human papillomavirus testing in secondary prevention of cervical cancer. Vaccine. 2012;30 Suppl 5:F88–99. [PubMed: 23199969]
  • Denny L, et al. Human papillomavirus infection and cervical disease in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected women. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008;111(6):1380–1387. [PubMed: 18515522]
  • De Vuyst H, et al. HIV, human papillomavirus, and cervical neoplasia and cancer in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2008;17(6):545–554. [PubMed: 18941376]
  • De Vuyst H, et al. Prevalence and determinants of human papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions in HIV-positive women in Kenya. British Journal of Cancer. 2012;107(9):1624–1630. [PMC free article: PMC3493776] [PubMed: 23033006]
  • GLOBOCAN 2008 [online database]. France: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2010. [15 August 2013]. http://globocan​.iarc.fr/
  • Joshi S, et al. Screening of cervical neoplasia in HIV-infected women in India. AIDS. 2013;27(4):607–615. [PubMed: 23079814]
  • Sankaranarayanan R, et al. Osmanabad District Cervical Screening Study Group. A cluster randomized controlled trial of visual, cytology and human papillomavirus screening for cancer of the cervix in rural India. International Journal of Cancer. 2005;116(4):617–623. [PubMed: 15818610]
  • Zhang HY, et al. HPV prevalence and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among HIV-infected women in Yunnan Province, China: a pilot study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2012;13(1):91–96. [PMC free article: PMC3809115] [PubMed: 22502720]
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