Can the use of ayer’s spatula and cytobrush in combination, improve the adequacy of cervical smears.

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dc.contributor.authorShorey, Gaurav
dc.contributor.authorShorey, Punitha
dc.contributor.authorKurien, Annama
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Vivek R
dc.contributor.authorMallick, Ayaz K
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-08T08:33:32Z
dc.date.available2015-08-08T08:33:32Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: The most common cancer affecting women in developing countries is cervical cancer. The most effective tools of cancer detection is cervical smears. The present study is done to see whether the combination two devices can increase the adequacy of smears, The Ayer’s spatula is good sampling device but for sampling endocervical cells it is not that useful, therefore Cytobrush is used in combination to improve the adequacy as it is most efficient in sampling the endocevical cells. Material and methods: The collection of cervical smears was done by combination of Ayer’s spatula and Cytobrush. They were fixed in 95% ethanol and stained by Papanicolaou’s stain. Results: In this study 387 (96.75%) smears were satisfactory and 13(3.25%) were unsatisfactory smears. Conclusion: The combination is better than the devices used alone. The cost is limiting factor in developing countries, but it can be brought down by others ways.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShorey Gaurav, Shorey Punitha, Kurien Annama, Joshi Vivek R, Mallick Ayaz K. Can the use of ayer’s spatula and cytobrush in combination, improve the adequacy of cervical smears. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2011 Apr-June; 2(2): 111-116.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0976-4550
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/161608
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijabpt.com/Details.aspx?fid=283en_US
dc.subjectPap’s smearen_US
dc.subjectAdequacyen_US
dc.subjectCytobrushen_US
dc.subjectAyer’s spatulaen_US
dc.subjectBethesda systemen_US
dc.titleCan the use of ayer’s spatula and cytobrush in combination, improve the adequacy of cervical smears.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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