[Acceptable quality cervical cytology taking: comparison of Cervex-brush and Cervex-mex methods].

Background: In cervical cytology taking there has been used several devices (swab, spatula, paintbrushes, and brushes) to reduce false negative results and the necessity to exfoliate more epithelial cells from squamous columnar joint and endocervix.

Objective: To compare the quality of cervical cytology taken with Cervex-brush and with Cervex-mex, utilizing the system of Bethesda.

Material And Method: Transversal and comparative study, carried out during a period of two years, that included women from 15 to 85 years old which responded spontaneously to Papanicolaou screening as part of the permanent program of opportune diagnosis of cervical-uterine cancer.