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10 mL ThinPrep or 5 mL SurePath
ThinPrep or SurePath bottle
Nil
Samples in cytology preservative should be collected using a cervical broom and placed in liquid-based cytology fixative
specimen more than 30 days old in liquid-based preservative; insufficient tissue
Detection and typing of Human papillomavirus, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. It detects 4 HPV subtypes (two low-risk types 6 & 11 and two high-risk types 16 & 18)
DNA is extracted and purified from sample and is subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Genotyping is determined by type specific assay according to individual type specific DNA sequence
Nil
Specimen should be kept at room temperature
Nil