Cobas 4800 HPV detection in cervical samples of Polish women

Introduction Long-term infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of cervical cancer and its precursor – cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The presence of HPV infection can be presumed in more than 99% of cases of cervical cancer worldwide. The introduction of DNA testing for the presence of HPV has increased the effectiveness of screening programs for the detection of this cancer. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of high risk HPV DNA (HR HPV) in females from Poland.