Urine-based Testing to Detect HPV

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This episode discusses a breakthrough in HPV diagnostics through urine-based testing and its implications for cervical cancer screening.

Is the future of cervical cancer screening non-invasive? Sharmila Manjeshwar, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Klausner M.D. MPH, discuss a breakthrough in HPV diagnostics: urine-based testing. While vaccination and clinical screening have reduced cervical cancer rates, participation has stalled due to barriers like healthcare access and the invasive nature of traditional clinician-collected samples. This conversation explores how novel high-volume urine concentration technology is changing the landscape, making screening more accessible, private, and efficient. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/am7NvL1Y0g4 Guests: Sharmila Manjeshwar, Ph.D. Jeffrey Klausner M.D. MPH Links: Performance of a novel, urine-based test for the detection of cervical human papillomavirus infection This episode of Editors in Conversation is brought to you by the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and hosted by JCM Editor in Chief, Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM) and Elitza (Elli) Theel, Ph.D., D(ABMM). Visit journals.asm.org/journal/jcm to read articles and/or submit a manuscript. Become an ASM member to receive up to 50% off publishing fees when you publish in JCM or any of the ASM journals. Sign up at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM), Elitza (Elli) Theel, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Guests: Sharmila Manjeshwar, Ph.D., Jeffrey Klausner M.D. MPH

Topics covered

• HPV diagnostics
• cervical cancer screening
• urine-based testing
• healthcare access
• non-invasive testing

Keywords

• HPV
• cervical cancer
• urine testing
• non-invasive
• healthcare access
• diagnostics
• screening

Sponsors

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society for Microbiology

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