Concentrated urine as an alternative to cervical smear samples enabling easy screening of HPV in large populations
This noninvasive and novel approach offers significant advantages in terms of accessibility and patient acceptance, potentially improving screening coverage and early detection rates, especially in underserved populations. Further research is needed to validate these findings in larger, more diverse populations and optimize the methodology for enhanced sensitivity and specificity, but the findings suggest concentrated urine-based HPV testing holds considerable promise as a cost-effective, accessible screening strategy in preventing cervical cancer.
Authors
- Tuba Polat
- Tanıl Kocagöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7211-2026)
- Mehmet Erdem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-9401)
- Funda Demir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-434X)
- Ece Aksoy
- Özge Çan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-5994)
- Neval Yurttutan Uyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6198-3296)
- Boran Aksakal
- Narmin Nadirova
- Osman Acar
- Alara Apa
- Gulnur Alizade
- Harika Bodur
- Irem Ayse Kanneci Altinisik
Institutions
- Acıbadem University (TR)
- Kent Hastanesi (TR)
- AVL (Turkey) (TR)
- Acıbadem Adana Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102857
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71