Performance of the DNA-Citoliq liquid-based cytology system compared with conventional smears

Cytopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-93

  Alves, V A F ^a,b   Castelo, A ^c   Filho, A L ^b,d   Vianna, M R ^e   Taromaru, E ^f   Namiyama, G ^a   Lorincz, A ^g   Dores, G B D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL ALEMÃO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^f Digene Brasil   (Brazil)

^g Digene Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA Citoliq system; HPV; Liquid based cytology; Severe dyskaryosis; Split sample study; Thin layer cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSKARYOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CYTODIAGNOSIS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33645313513     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2006.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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