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

Shabnam Izhar | Zendy; Rupinder Kaur | Zendy; Kanwal Masih | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Shabnam Izhar,

Rupinder Kaur,

Kanwal Masih

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of cytology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 0974-5165

pISSN - 0970-9371

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.145648

Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , stain , medicine , staining , acetic acid , papanicolaou test , pathology , cervical cancer , chemistry , biochemistry , cancer

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, economical, acetic acid Papanicolaou (REAP) stain. It is cost effective, easily available and provides a suitable and rapid staining alternative.

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