A randomized trial of three methods of obtaining Papanicolaou smears.
In a randomized study three methods of obtaining cells for Papanicolaou smears were tested: the classical Ayre spatula, the Ayre spatula plus the endocervical cytobrush and the cervexbrush. Endocervical cells were identified in 67.8% of smears obtained with the Ayre spatula alone, in 89.1% of smears obtained with the Ayre spatula plus the endocervical cytobrush and in 85.6% of smears obtained with the cervexbrush. The use of the Ayre spatula alone for obtaining cervical cells for Papanicolaou smears is discouraged.
O.L.V.G. Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Fokke
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Salvatore
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Bleker
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods