TY - JOUR
AB - Lab Guidelines & Standards From Preparation to Reporting— million Pap tests are performed in the United States, and the specimens are obtained by clinicians in all disciplines of medicine, Optimizing PAP Testing as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In particular, Updated CLSI Guideline Promotes Better GP15-A3 helps the laboratory become less of a black box to the Communication Between Laboratories clinician; it promotes better communication with clinicians, which and Clinicians ultimately improves patient care.” DOI: 10.1309/LMBRVL97T5VZABLD Dr. Husain added, “For example, clinicians need to provide the laboratory with information about the status of cervix at the time when the cervicovaginal sample is taken. If the cervix has an The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) up- abnormal appearance, the patient should be triaged differently.” dated the guideline Cervicovaginal Cytology Based on the Papanico- laou Technique; Approved Guideline—Third Edition (GP15-A3) What Makes GP15-A3 Such a Valuable to target both clinicians and the laboratory. This new edition in- Update? corporates updated nomenclature for The Bethesda System 2001, Considerable progress has been made in recent years in un- provides information on how human papillomavirus (HPV) derstanding which HPV strains are most responsible for cervical affects screening, and provides recommendations on 
TI - From Preparation to Reporting—Optimizing PAP Testing
JO - Laboratory Medicine
DO - 10.1309/LMBRVL97T5VZABLD
DA - 2009-03-22
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/from-preparation-to-reporting-optimizing-pap-testing-EtqikyR2jf
SP - 144
EP - 145
VL - 40
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -