Muller C E
Nurs RSA. 1993 Jun;8(6):36-7.
Routine use of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear has led to a decrease in mortality from cervical carcinoma. The Papanicolaou test examines exfoliated cells to detect preinvasive lesions (eg, dysplasia, carcinoma-in-situ) as well as invasive lesions. Cervical screening is recommended for women who are sexually active regardless of age. For the woman who is not sexually active, cervical screening should begin at 18 years of age. An essential part of a good Pap smear technique is that the specimen should consist of cells from the squamocolumnar junction. It is important that the specimen should be fixed quickly.
巴氏涂片的常规使用已导致宫颈癌死亡率下降。巴氏试验检查脱落细胞以检测癌前病变（如发育异常、原位癌）以及浸润性病变。建议所有有性生活的女性无论年龄大小都进行宫颈筛查。对于没有性生活的女性，宫颈筛查应从18岁开始。良好的巴氏涂片技术的一个关键部分是标本应包含来自鳞状柱状交接处的细胞。标本应迅速固定，这一点很重要。
