1 x spatula and
endocervical brush (if brushes available) per pair or group of five students; can be cleaned and re-used in future.
After this procedure, ectocervical samples were collected with an Aires spatula and endocervical samples with an
endocervical brush, rotating it for a few seconds and avoiding touching the vaginal wall.
Endocervical brush versus cotton swab for obtaining cervical smears at a clinic: A cost comparison.
* Recommended Usage: For use with an
endocervical brush and swab specimen collection kit, also manufactured by Digene.
[3] Other studies have documented that endocervical cell recovery was enhanced when an
endocervical brush was used to collect a specimen as contrasted with the method we had been using, the Ayre spatula and cotton swab.
LOS ANGELES -- The
endocervical brush is less painful than a metal curette for endocervical sampling at colposcopy in patients with abnormal Pap smears, Dr.
* Recommended Usage: For use with an
endocervical brush called a cervical sampler and swab specimen collection kit also manufactured by Digene.
Comparing the yield of the standard Papanicolaou and
endocervical brush smears.
In the 1990s, a Papanicolaou smear should be taken using an Ayre's type cervical spatula (wooden or plastic) and an
endocervical brush. A saline-moistened cotton-tipped applicator is not optimal for endocervical sampling.