Liquid based cytology: examination of its potential in a chlamydia screening programme

Liquid based cytology: examination of its potential in a chlamydia screening programme.

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of testing for chlamydia directly on a single liquid based specimen (ThinPrep test) collected for cervical screening. METHOD Cervical smears were taken using a Cervex spatula and rinsed in the liquid based cytology collection vial. Following this, the conventional sample for chlamydia testing was taken from the endocervix using an Abbott Collection kit. Cyt...

Liquid-based cytology in cervical screening

[Liquid-based cytology for esophageal carcinoma screening].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Cytologic screening of asymptomatic high risk individuals can detect curable esophageal carcinomas and has been used for several decades. However, the sensitivity of such screening is relatively low, which limits its wide use and development. This study was to investigate the utility of liquid-based cytology in esophageal carcinoma screening. METHODS A mass screening ...

Failures of the cervical cytology screening programme.

A centralised cytology screening programme for cervical cancer in Florence.

STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a centralised population based cervical cytology screening programme. DESIGN The study was a case-control investigation. SETTING Cases and controls were confined to the province of Florence. PARTICIPANTS 191 out of 208 cases of cervical cancer in women less than 75 years old at diagnosis in the period 1982-85 were i...