Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus by cobas 4800 HPV test in urban Peru.

Background: Molecular tests allow the detection of high-risk human papillomavirus in cervical samples, playing an important role in the prevention of cervical cancer.

Objectives: We performed a study to determine the prevalence of HPV 16, HPV 18 and other high-risk human papillomavirus (pool 12 genotypes) in Peruvian females from diverse urban areas using the cobas 4800 HPV test.

Methods: Routine cervical samples collected in our laboratory were analyzed by cobas 4800 HPV test.