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Table 5 Clinical performance of HPV16 and 18 antibody positivity as diagnostic markers for cervical cancer by HIV-status

From: HPV types 16/18 L1 E6 and E7 proteins seropositivity and cervical cancer risk in HIV-positive and HIV-negative black South African women

Serology markers

HIV-positive

HIV-negative

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

AUC

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

AUC

HPV16 E6

26.8 (23.5–30.3)

97.6 (96.1–98.6)

62

42.7 (38.9–46.5)

95.6 (94.5–96.4)

69

HPV16 E7

15.5 (12.9–18.5)

96.7 (95.0–97.9)

56

30.4 (27.0–34.1)

96.0 (95.0–96.8)

63

HPV16 E6 & E7

12.4 (9.6–15.5)

99.5 (98.6–99.9)

56

30.9 (26.7–35.2)

99.5(99.1–99.8)

65

HPV18 E6

7.1 (5.3–9.3)

98.5 (97.3–99.3)

53

10.7 (8.5–13.3)

97.6 (96.8–98.3)

54

HPV18 E7

11.5 (9.2–14.2)

97.9 (95.2–98.0)

54

23.4 (20.3–26.8)

97.1 (96.4–97.7)

60

HPV18 E6 & E7

3.4 (2.1–5.2)

99.8 (99.1–100)

52

8.3 (6.1–11.0)

99.9 (99.5–99.9)

54

HPV16/18 E6/E7

43.0 (39.3–46.9)

90.6 (88.1–92.7)

67

70.6 (67.0–74.0)

89.7(88.2–91.0)

80