A Diagnostic Study Using STARD Platform on Liquid-Based Cytology in Cervical Smear and Its Positivity Rate among Females with Abnormal Vaginal Conditions Attending a Tertiary Care Center
The majority of the smears were inflammatory smears. A total of 16 cases and three cases were found to be bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis, respectively. In an 8-month study, HSIL was found in two cases, whereas LSIL was found in only one case. The positivity rate was observed to be 0.9% in HSIL cases and 0.4% in LSIL cases, 0.9% ASC-US case, and 0.4% invasive carcinoma case.
Authors
- Jaishree Karnwal Tiwari
- Abhishek Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-9837)
- Mohammad Afzal
- Vikas Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-3333)
Institutions
- Chandigarh University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cytology
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/joc.joc_170_23
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39