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Appendix C. Evidence Tables

Evidence Table 2. New Methods for Preparing or Evaluating Cervical Cytology (cont'd)

Source: Study Design &
Author, Year Characteristics Interventions Location & Time Period
ThinPrep 2000
Sherman et al., Diagnostic test evaluation, Conventional Pap vs. US
1998 108 conventional Pap vs. ThinPrep.
ThinPrep Split sample collected with 1996
broom device
Data from ThinPrep clinical 6 sites; 3 community clinics and
trial 3 hospitals

All abnormals, and random
5% of test-negatives
verified by independent
cytologists and pathologists
No histologic verification of
test-positives.

Diagnoses compared with
HPV results

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