Human papillomavirus detection in urine: Effect of a first-void urine collection device and timing of collection Universiteit Hasselt Universiteit Antwerpen
Great interest has been directed towards the use of first-void (FV) urine as a liquid biopsy for high-risk HPV DNA testing. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential effect of a first generation FV urine collection device on the detection of HPV DNA and to assess if the concentration of HPV DNA varies between FV urine collected in the morning and those collected later during the day. In this prospective cohort study, 33 ...