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  • Title: The screening Papanicolaou smear: contribution of the endocervical brush.
    Author: Taylor PT, Andersen WA, Barber SR, Covell JL, Smith EB, Underwood PB.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1987 Nov; 70(5):734-8. PubMed ID: 3658282.
    Abstract:
    Between September 1984 and February 1985, cervical cytologic smears were collected from 510 patients using a spatula and an endocervical swab. These smears were compared with those collected from 510 patients between September 1985 and February 1986 using a spatula and an endocervical brush. The use of the endocervical brush increased the number of smears that contained endocervical cells, for both reproductive-age and postmenopausal women. In women without previous radiation therapy, the rate of suboptimal smears (those without endocervical cells) fell from 12.0 to 1.7% when the endocervical brush was used. This modified smear collection technique improved the quality of the cytologic material.
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