Abstract
A single blind crossover study compared the traditional Ayre spatula with the new Aylesbury spatula. The study group consisted of all women attending the department of genitourinary medicine during a 16 month period. The same incidence (3.6%) of dyskaryotic smears was found using the Ayre spatula (74/2077) as the Aylesbury spatula (72/2003). The incidence of smears with endocervical cells, however, was significantly greater using the Aylesbury (33.4%) than the Ayre (20.4%) spatulas, despite there being no difference in the incidence of smears with epithelial abnormalities. Quantitative studies thus showed that the Aylesbury gave no more accurate results than the Ayre spatula.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 161-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Genitourinary medicine |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Condylomata Acuminata
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears