Five‐year risk of CIN3 after short‐term HPV‐DNA negativity in cytology‐negative women: a population‐based cohort study

To assess the 5-year risk of high-grade lesions in women with a transient high-risk HPV infection.Population-based cohort study.HPV primary testing within population-based organised cervical cancer screening programmes.Italian women enrolled in seven pilot projects and attending the second round.On the basis of the cytology triage performed on HPV-positive women, immediate colposcopy or HPV repeat at 12 months was recommended. Data were...