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Digene enters contract with U.S. Army for Hybrid Capture 2 HPV DNA Test.(Brief Article)

Women's Health Weekly

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2002 MAY 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) announced that the United States Army is adopting testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), using the company's Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) HPV DNA Test, in its worldwide cervical cancer screening program.

The U.S. Army is the first military service and the largest U.S. government employer to adopt HPV testing as a follow-up to borderline pap test results.

The U.S. Army conducts approximately 350,000-400,000 pap tests annually in its medical treatment facilities worldwide serving military personnel and their dependents. Studies show that between 5-7% of all pap smears conducted in the U.S. produce borderline results. The Army will use HPV testing to help determine ...

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