Ikhithi isetshenziselwa ukutholwa kwe-in vitro qualitative yezinhlobo eziyi-14 ze-human papillomaviruses (HPV 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68) izingcezu ezithile ze-nucleic acid. phakathiwomuntuamasampula omchamo, amasampula e-swab yomlomo wesibeletho wesifazane, namasampuli e-swab yesifazane sangasese, kanye ne-HPV 16/18/52ukuthayipha, ukusiza ekuxilongeni nasekwelapheni ukutheleleka nge-HPV.