[The ThinPrep Pap test in population screening].
The ThinPrep technique has been applied to Pap tests in a population screening program in Imola, Italy. A significative decrease in the number of inadequate tests has been observed, while the distribution of the Bethesda diagnostic categories was not different in comparison to the previous year, when conventional Pap tests were used with the adoption of the ThinPrep technique, the productivity of the screening program increased without any need to modify the screening protocol.
Amadori
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U.O. di Anatomia Patologica, Vecchio Ospedale, Via Amendola 2, I-40026 Imola, Bologna, Italia.
de Lillo
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Caprara
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Cortecchia
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Bondi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000379:methods*