Vaginal Smears

"Vaginal Smears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.

Descriptor ID	D014626
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.384.100.800 E01.370.225.998.054.800 E01.370.378.900 E04.074.800 E05.200.500.384.100.800 E05.200.998.054.800 E05.242.384.100.800
Concept/Terms	Vaginal Smears Vaginal Smears Smear, Vaginal Smears, Vaginal Vaginal Smear Cervical Smears Cervical Smear Smear, Cervical Smears, Cervical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vaginal Smears".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
Vaginal Smears [E01.370.225.500.384.100.800]
Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
Vaginal Smears [E01.370.225.998.054.800]
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological [E01.370.378]
Vaginal Smears [E01.370.378.900]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Biopsy [E04.074]
Vaginal Smears [E04.074.800]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
Vaginal Smears [E05.200.500.384.100.800]
Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]
Vaginal Smears [E05.200.998.054.800]
Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]
Vaginal Smears [E05.242.384.100.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vaginal Smears".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vaginal Smears" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 138 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1991	1	0	1
1992	0	1	1
1993	1	0	1
1995	0	1	1
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	1	2
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	3	3
2000	1	2	3
2001	1	0	1
2002	4	5	9
2003	3	4	7
2004	5	3	8
2005	3	7	10
2006	4	2	6
2007	4	3	7
2008	9	3	12
2009	4	3	7
2010	1	3	4
2011	1	4	5
2012	1	7	8
2013	6	3	9
2014	2	2	4
2015	4	6	10
2016	2	4	6
2017	0	3	3
2018	0	2	2
2019	0	4	4
2020	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in Profiles.

Read SH, Valverde I, Montealegre JR, Rutherford TJ, Anderson ML. Qualitative assessment of knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening among male Latino immigrants in Houston, Texas. BMC Womens Health. 2020 07 06; 20(1):141.

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Hwang H, Follen M, Guillaud M, Scheurer M, MacAulay C, MacAulay C, Staerkel GA, van Niekerk D, Yamal JM. Cervical cytology reproducibility and associated clinical and demographic factors. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Jan; 48(1):35-42.

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Nebgen DR, Lu KH, Bast RC. Novel Approaches to Ovarian Cancer Screening. Curr Oncol Rep. 2019 07 26; 21(8):75.

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Fokom Domgue J, Cunningham SA, Yu RK, Shete S. Prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer screening with a combination of cytology and human papillomavirus testing. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 08; 36:40-47.

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Chido-Amajuoyi OG, Shete S. Prevalence of abnormal cervical cancer screening outcomes among screening-compliant women in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 07; 221(1):75-77.

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Boom K, Lopez M, Daheri M, Gowen R, Milbourne A, Toscano P, Carey C, Guerra L, Carvajal JM, Marin E, Baker E, Fisher-Hoch S, Rodriguez AM, Burkalter N, Cavazos B, Gasca M, Cuellar MM, Robles E, Lopez E, Schmeler K. Perspectives on cervical cancer screening and prevention: challenges faced by providers and patients along the Texas-Mexico border. Perspect Public Health. 2019 Jul; 139(4):199-205.

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Chinula L, Nelson JAE, Wiener J, Tang JH, Hurst S, Tegha G, Msika A, Ellington S, Hosseinipour MC, Mataya R, Haddad LB, Kourtis AP. Effect of the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable and levonorgestrel implant on HIV genital shedding: a randomized trial. Contraception. 2018 09; 98(3):193-198.

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Samimi SA, Mody RR, Goodman S, Luna E, Armylagos D, Schwartz MR, Mody DR, Ge Y. Do Infection Patterns of Human Papillomavirus Affect the Cytologic Detection of High-Grade Cervical Lesions on Papanicolaou Tests? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018 Mar; 142(3):347-352.

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Ge Y, Christensen P, Luna E, Armylagos D, Schwartz MR, Mody DR. Performance of Aptima and Cobas HPV testing platforms in detecting high-grade cervical dysplasia and cancer. Cancer Cytopathol. 2017 Aug; 125(8):652-657.

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Guo M, Khanna A, Wang J, Dawlett MA, Kologinczak TL, Lyons GR, Bassett RL, Sneige N, Gong Y, Bevers TB. Three-year risk of high-grade CIN for women aged 30 years or older who undergo baseline Pap cytology and HPV co-screening. Cancer Cytopathol. 2017 Aug; 125(8):644-651.

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