Comparison of Routine PAP, Modified Ultrafast PAP (MUFP), and REAP Staining Techniques for Oral Cytosmears
Swatantra Patel, Himanta Ghritlahare, Rashmi Christin Kerketta, Revati Raghunath Shinde, Shweta Joshi, Shubhangi Durgakumar Mishra · 2025
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Description
Swatantra Patel and co-authors compare three stains for mouth cell smears, weighing quality, speed, and cost, in work from twenty twenty-five. The classic Papanicolaou stain is the cytology workhorse, but it is slow and reagent hungry. Two fast, cheap variants promise relief.
Thirty healthy volunteers each gave three smears, one per stain method. Three observers graded cell shape and stain quality without knowing the method. Shape quality tied across all three. One fast method, the modified ultrafast variant, won on overall stain quality and was quickest and cheapest. Both fast methods matched or beat the classic. The authors back them where speed and budget press.
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| CREATOR | Swatantra Patel, Himanta Ghritlahare, Rashmi Christin Kerketta, Revati Raghunath Shinde, Shweta Joshi, Shubhangi Durgakumar Mishra |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |