Correlating Pap Smear Results and Colposcopy-Directed Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone Histopathology in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women: A Case-Control Study in South Africa

Table 2

Reported sensitivity and specificity of cervical cytology.

Endpoint	Sensitivity	Specificity	NPV	PPV	References
	30.0–87.0	86.0–100.0			[21]*
CIN (NOS)**	89.7	75.0			[22]
NM***				72.0	[3]
NM	78.0	94.0			[23]
CIN2+	55.4	96.8			[24]
ASCUS	57.0	93.0			[11]*
CIN3+	78.2	86.0			[25]
NM	54.0				[26]
NM	60.0	100.0	99.4		[27]
CIN2+	75.8	83.4			[28]
CIN2+	±56.0	±96.0	±86.0		[14, 20]
CIN3+	±87.0	±86.0			[29]

∗Meta-analysis; **not otherwise specified; ***not mentioned.