Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of abnormal Pap
smears as detected by liquid-based (LBP) and conventional (CPP) techniques in women …

Context: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the world after breast cancer
and is the most common gynecological cancer in the developing countries. Pap Smear is a …

Materials and Methods Pap smears were collected from women attending public health
facilities in parts of the Western and Northern Cape of SA as part of the national screening …

Abstract Introduction Conventional Pap smear is a commonly done screening test for
cervical cancer. Accurate interpretation depends upon the specimen adequacy which is …

Aim: To characterize the age and pattern of Pap smear abnormalities in a major teaching
hospital in Southwestern Nigeria. Design: This is a review of medical records of patients that …

Background and Aims An assessment was performed of the quality of Pap readings in 19
cytology laboratories (CLs) in Mexico from the Cervical Cancer Screening Program …

Objective: Cervical carcinoma has been included in the preventable diseases category ever
since the use of cervical cytology in routine practice. The Pap test is an efficient screening …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of abnormal Pap smears implemented by the
conventional technique in pregnant women who attend the antenatal care clinic of Chonburi …

Aims: To evaluate the quality of the Pap smear with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards
Institute (CLSI) EP12-A2 guideline in a Peruvian hospital. Settings and Design: This …

Objective: To compare the frequency of Pap test results in a prospective series of direct to
vial ThinPrep tests to a cohort of conventionally prepared tests. To follow‐up all test results …