Detection Of HPV

A method for characterizing a sample comprising HPV viral target nucleic acid comprising:

• a) exposing a sample containing HPV viral target nucleic acid to first and second oligonucleotides under conditions such that the first and second oligonucleotides simultaneously hybridize to said target nucleic acid to generate a complex, wherein said first and second oligonucleotides are each, individually, complementary to two or more different strains of HPV;
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• b) detecting said complex to determine the presence of one or more stains of HPV target nucleic acid in said sample.

The method of claim 1, wherein one or both of said first and second oligonucleotides are attached to a solid support.