Provide HPV testing protocol reminders
Laboratory Compliance Insider, June 1, 2008
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has become an important topic in women’s health. Your laboratory’s full understanding of the test is critical to protect patient health. You can ensure test accuracy by developing procedures to handle the test, say experts Ann Moriarty, MD, FCAP, vice chair of the CAP Cytopathology Committee and a pathologist at AmeriPath Indiana in Indianapolis, and Diane Davey, MD, FCAP, past chair of the CAP Cytotechnology Committee and assistant professor of pathology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando. Follow our experts’ advice on what the laboratory should do before, during, and after the HPV test.
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