Comparison of methods trial for high-risk HPV.

In efforts to improve service, we compared the performance of four methods of HPV detection: Invader HPV (Hologic), Hybrid Capture 2 (Qiagen), Inform HPV detection (Ventana), and standard PCR.Using blinded/de-identified cervical samples in Preservcyt (Hologic), we compared Ventana's Inform HPV Test, against Hologic's HPV Invader and PCR. In a separate evaluation, we compared Inform versus Invader versus hc2.

Virtual microscopy: an educator's tool for the enhancement of cytotechnology students' locator skills.

Virtual microscopy (VM) is being utilized as an educational tool in many areas of pathology. The aim of this study is to analyze the locator and diagnostic skills of cytotechnology students by using the Aperio T3 ScanScope, and examine VM's viability as an educational tool in cytotechnology. Ten validated cytology slides were digitized and reviewed by three senior cytotechnologist instructors.

Virtual microscopy for cytology proficiency testing: are we there yet?

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of virtual microscopy (VM) as an avenue for the delivery of mandatory cytology proficiency tests).

Methods: Three senior cytotechnologists and 2 board-certified cytopathologists participated in 3 virtual proficiency tests. Each set consisted of 10 ThinPrep slides that were digitized by an Aperio T3 ScanScope.

Hepatitis C virus genotypes and hepatic fibrosis regulate 24-h decline of serum hepatitis C virus RNA during interferon therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Background And Aims: Recently, hepatitis C virus (HCV) dynamics during interferon (IFN) therapy have been studied in detail. We examined factors that regulate the viral kinetics and the relationship between the viral kinetics and clinical effect of IFN therapy.

Methods: Eighty-eight patients with chronic hepatitis C entered this study.