Comparison of conventional Papanicolaou cytology samples with liquid-based cervical cytology samples from women in Pernambuco, Brazil

In the present study, we compared the performance of a ThinPrep cytological method with the conventional Papanicolaou test for diagnosis of cytopathological changes, with regard to unsatisfactory results achieved at the Central Public Health Laboratory of the State of Pernambuco. A population-based,...

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Main Authors: M.O.L.P. Costa, S.A. Heráclio, A.V.C. Coelho, V.L. Acioly, P.R.E. Souza, M.T.S. Correia
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Acceso en liña:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015005054252&lng=en&tlng=en