*2.5. Real Time HR HPV*

The Abbott RealTime HR HPV test (Abbott, Wiesbaden, Germany) is a qualitative real-time PCR for the detection of DNA from 12 HR-HPV genotypes (16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68), and includes an internal control (B-globin) as the marker of sample adequacy. Even an RT test is able to provide the identified genotype: for HPV 16 and 18 as single and for other HR genotypes in the pool, respectively.
