2016
A Comparison of the Roche Cobas HPV Test With the Hybrid Capture 2 Test for the Detection of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes
Levi AW, Bernstein JI, Hui P, Duch K, Schofield K, Chhieng DC. A Comparison of the Roche Cobas HPV Test With the Hybrid Capture 2 Test for the Detection of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2016, 140: 153-7. PMID: 26910220, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0027-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirusHuman papillomavirus assaysCobas human papillomavirus (HPV) testHigh-risk human papillomavirus DNAHybrid Capture 2 testHuman papillomavirus testingHuman papillomavirus testHuman papillomavirus DNAHuman papillomavirusPapillomavirus DNAHigh-risk human papillomavirus genotypesRoche cobas HPV testRoche CobasSurePath preparationsThinPrep specimensDiscordant resultsHybrid captureCobas HPV TestHuman papillomavirus resultsLiquid-based cytology samplesHybrid Capture 2Human papillomavirus genotypesLiquid-based preparationsHPV testCapture 2
2013
Cancerous ‘floater’: a lesson learned about tissue identity testing, endometrial cancer and microsatellite instability
Bossuyt V, Buza N, Ngo NT, Much MA, Asis MC, Schwartz PE, Hui P. Cancerous ‘floater’: a lesson learned about tissue identity testing, endometrial cancer and microsatellite instability. Modern Pathology 2013, 26: 1264-1269. PMID: 23558568, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2013.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial curettageBackground endometriumStaging surgeryEndometrial cancerEndometrial polypsEndometrioid adenocarcinomaEndometrial adenocarcinomaFurther workupPap smearSecretory endometriumDiagnostic workupEndometrial cellsDNA genotypingAdenocarcinoma tissuesMolecular testingMicrosatellite instabilityAllelic patternsAdenocarcinomaPatientsConfirmation of contaminationTissue fragmentsCurettageEndometriumWorkupMolecular pathologists
2012
Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests
Levi AW, Beckman D, Hui P, Schofield K, Harigopal M, Chhieng DC. Comparing Two Methods of Detection for Chlamydia trachomatis in Liquid-Based Papanicolaou Tests. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2012, 138: 236-240. PMID: 22904135, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp2b7xqtcnamjp.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHC2 assayBD Viper SystemXTR TechnologyPositive predictive valueDNA assaysLiquid-based Papanicolaou testsNucleic acidsC trachomatisChlamydia trachomatisPredictive valueHybrid Capture 2Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChlamydia trachomatis testingTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionViper SystemComparable specificityCapture 2Papanicolaou testChlamydial infectionCytology samplesMethod of detectionThinPrep specimensTrachomatisAssaysSensitivity rate
2011
Use of high‐risk human papillomavirus testing in patients with low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions
Levi AW, Harigopal M, Hui P, Schofield K, Chhieng DC. Use of high‐risk human papillomavirus testing in patients with low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. Cancer Cytopathology 2011, 119: 228-234. PMID: 21732551, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsHR-HPV testingHPV testingCIN 2Colposcopy rateHR-HPVRelative light units/cutoffCervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2High-risk human papillomavirusHR-HPV statusRLU/COIntraepithelial neoplasia 2Hybrid Capture 2Squamous intraepithelial lesionsCIN 1 lesionsLarge teaching hospitalNegative predictive valueLSIL cytologyHPV statusIntraepithelial lesionsCapture 2Human papillomavirusTeaching hospitalCytologic diagnosisSevere lesionsComparison of Affirm VPIII and Papanicolaou Tests in the Detection of Infectious Vaginitis
Levi AW, Harigopal M, Hui P, Schofield K, Chhieng DC. Comparison of Affirm VPIII and Papanicolaou Tests in the Detection of Infectious Vaginitis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2011, 135: 442-447. PMID: 21350100, DOI: 10.1309/ajcp7tbn5vzuglzu.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffirm VPIIIPap testPapanicolaou testRoutine Pap testRoutine Papanicolaou testCandida speciesSensitive diagnostic testInfectious vaginitisLarge academic institutionPatient populationTrichomonas infectionBacterial vaginosisCandida vaginitisG vaginalisT vaginalisStudy populationHigh incidenceDiagnostic testsMolecular testsPatientsVaginitisVaginalisMorphologic identificationVaginosisCandidiasis