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  • Title: Exact Touch: a new device for cervical cytology. Comparison with Ayre spatula plus Cytobrush.
    Author: de Palo G, Stefanon B, Alasio L, Pilotti S.
    Journal: Cytopathology; 2000 Oct; 11(5):322-5. PubMed ID: 11014659.
    Abstract:
    Exact Touch is a new plastic device for the collection of cells from the ectocervix and endocervix. A total of 189 consecutive women were evaluated, 94 with the Ayre/cytobrush and 95 with Exact Touch. Sampling was performed by only one clinician, and the slides were analysed by only one cytotechnologist, who had no information about the sampling method. Our results showed that more endocervical and metaplastic cells were collected by Exact Touch than by Ayre/cytobrush.
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