Abstract
Introduction: In addition to its primary benefit as a cancer screening test, other benefits of Pap test include detection of cervicovaginal microorganisms. Very few studies have been performed in our country to compare Liquid based cytology (LBC) and Conventional papanicolaou smear (CPS) for detection of cervicovaginal infection by microorganisms. Materials and Methods: Our study focuses on non neoplastic findings which correlate to the presence of Microorganisms- Trichomonas Vaginalis, Candida Species, Bacterial Species, Actinomycosis Species, and Herpes simplex virus. Papanicolaou smear by conventional and liquid based cytology have been used to study effectiveness of each method in diagnostic cytology. A comparative prospective study from March 2017 to May 2017 of 45 split samples for comparing effectiveness of liquid based Thin-layer preparation with that of conventional papanicolaou (Pap) smears to demonstrate microorganisms in cervicovaginal smears was undertaken. These two methods have been compared for reporting the presence of microorganisms, essential for a complete diagnostic evaluation of cervicovaginal specimens by the 2001 Bethesda system under the specific category of
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