Nine hundred Tennessee-based internists, family physicians, and obstetrician-gynecologists were randomly selected and surveyed to identify Papanicolaou smear cell recovery methods used in their practices. This 16-item survey also requested typical laboratory reporting procedures on Papanicolaous smears. The most frequently reported cell sampling technique was the combination cotton-tipped appli...

BACKGROUND The association of different genotypes of human papilloma virus (HPV) with cervical cancer is well known. However, there is little information about their association with pre-cancerous lesions. AIM To assess the frequency of different HPV genotypes in pre cancerous cervical lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cervical sample was obtained by cytobrush in 15 women with low grade lesio...

BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis is the most reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease, especially among young women worldwide. The aim of this study was comparison the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in woman with tubal infertility by means of PCR and cell culture techniques. METHODS Fifty-one women with confirmed TFI were enrolled in this study in (avicenna infertility C...

The expression of CD14+ macrophages, CD4+, CD8+ lymphocytes and mRNA of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was investigated in the endometrium of repeat breeders with subclinical endometritis [experimental group (EXP), n = 10] and healthy [control group (CTRL), n = 10] cows. The cows were selected on the basis of repeat breeding (3 unsuccessful inseminations), clinical and cytological exami...

BACKGROUND Papillomaviruses can cause proliferative skin lesions ranging from benign hyperplasia to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, asymptomatic infection is also possible. Several groups have detected Felis domesticus Papillomavirus type 2 (FdPV2) DNA in association with feline Bowenoid in situ carcinoma (BISC). Therefore, a causative connection has been suggested. However, the knowled...

Objective behind the study was to assess the efficacy of Toluidine Blue (TB) mouth rinse in the detection of neoplasia in oral cavity and to evaluate its usefulness in high risk groups. Correlation of the results of scrape cytology smear and histopathology of biopsy taken from the TB stained area was also done. This prospective study was carried out on 85 cases of suspected oral lesions. Comple...

Aim: To evaluate the outcome of a cervical cancer screening program in a population of elderly women (age ≥65 years) in Hong Kong. Methods: A retrospective audit was undertaken on the results of the cervical smear examinations performed on 9950 clients attending the Elderly Health Centers. A wooden Ayre’s spatula was used to perform the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear in all the subjects. In patients ...

The objective of this study was to determine thiol/disulphide homeostasis (TDH) in infertile cows with subclinical endometritis (SCE). Endometrial cytological samples were collected using a cytobrush diagnose SCE 36 cows. According the results cytology examination, those acute classified as Group I (n = 20) and chronic II 16). A control group formed heifers III 20). Blood taken from each on day...

background: sex workers and hiv seropositive women are at high risk of abnormal cervical cytology. the objective of this study was to compare the cervical cytology among three groups of women: active sex workers, hiv-infected women, and general population in iran. methods: this was a cross-sectional study performed in hazrat zeinab, lavan clinics and drop in center (dic) in shiraz, iran. this s...