"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vaginal Smears" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 RNA may rarely be present in a uterine cervix LBC sample at the asymptomatic early stage of COVID 19 disease. Cytopathology. 2021 11; 32(6):766-770.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Ontario Cervical Screening Program, colposcopy and treatment services in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. BJOG. 2021 08; 128(9):1503-1510.
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Google search volume trends for cancer screening terms during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Med Screen. 2021 06; 28(2):210-212.
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Cervical Cancer Screening-Past, Present, and Future. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 03; 30(3):432-434.
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Recovery strategies following COVID-19 disruption to cervical cancer screening and their impact on excess diagnoses. Br J Cancer. 2021 04; 124(8):1361-1365.
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Cervical pap smears and pandemics: The effect of COVID-19 on screening uptake & opportunities to improve. Womens Health (Lond). 2021 Jan-Dec; 17:17455065211017070.
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Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vaginal swabs of women with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective study. BJOG. 2021 01; 128(1):97-100.
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COVID-19 and Nasal Cytobrush Cytology. Acta Cytol. 2020; 64(4):397-398.
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Human papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia in HIV-positive women: potential role of the vaginal microbiota. AIDS. 2020 01 01; 34(1):115-125.
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Community-based self-collected human papillomavirus screening in rural Zimbabwe. BMC Public Health. 2019 May 29; 19(Suppl 1):603.