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Follow Rules to Override HPV Bundle

Published on Mon Aug 08, 2016

Question: In addition to a Pap smear, our lab performed an HPV test for high risk types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68. The HPV test was positive, but the Pap smear was negative. In cases like this, the physician typically wants us to perform a follow-up HPV test for strains 16 [...]
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