"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.
Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.
| Descriptor ID |
D014626
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| 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
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| Concept/Terms |
Vaginal Smears- Vaginal Smears
- Smear, Vaginal
- Smears, Vaginal
- Vaginal Smear
- Cervical Smears
- Cervical Smear
- Smear, Cervical
- Smears, Cervical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in Profiles.
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Group concept mapping to develop a salon-based HPV self-collection intervention. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec; 36(12):1753-1762.
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Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing: Acceptability in a U.S. Safety Net Health System. Am J Prev Med. 2024 03; 66(3):540-547.
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Cervical Cancer Screening in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2021 12; 73(12):1796-1803.
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Validation of cobas 4800 HPV assay in SurePath Papanicolaou specimens for cervical cancer screening. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2021 Jul-Aug; 10(4):399-405.
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Predictors of timely diagnostic follow-up after an abnormal Pap test among Hispanic women seeking care in El Paso, Texas. BMC Womens Health. 2021 01 06; 21(1):11.
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The Utility of Blind Pap Tests in Young Adults with Developmental Delay: A Pilot Study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Jun; 34(3):400-403.
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Growth Forms of Gardnerella spp. and Lactobacillus spp. on Vaginal Cells. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020; 10:71.
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Incidence of abnormal cervical and vaginal cytology among women over age 65 years living with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 05; 222(5):486.e1-486.e10.
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Previous Papanicolaou and Hybrid Capture 2 human papillomavirus testing results of 5699 women with histologically diagnosed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2019 Jul - Aug; 8(4):206-211.
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Effect of the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable and levonorgestrel implant on HIV genital shedding: a randomized trial. Contraception. 2018 09; 98(3):193-198.