Efficacy of rapid, economical, acetic acid, Papanicolaou stain in cervical smears as an alternative to conventional Papanicolaou stain

Background: Papanicolaou (Pap) stain has been used over the years for cervical cytology screening. However; it utilizes a considerable amount of alcohol which is expensive and difficult to procure. In one of the modifications, ethyl alcohol is replaced by 1% acetic acid and is termed as rapid, econo...

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Published in:	Journal of Cytology
Main Authors:	Shabnam Izhar, Rupinder Kaur, Kanwal Masih
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Subjects:	Cervical cytology; Papanicolaou stain; rapid; economical; acetic acid Papanicolaou stain
Online Access:	http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=154;epage=157;aulast=Izhar