Bacterial vaginosis, representation of endocervical and/or metaplastic cells, and cytological abnormalities in different age groups: Association study.
Eva Nayssa Dos PassosAndrea A RibeiroSuelene Brito do Nascimento TavaresNadja Lindany Alves de SouzaMaria de Lourdes Siqueira BatistaLeonardo Izidório Cardoso FilhoÉrika Carvalho de AquinoSilvia Helena Rabelo Dos SantosPublished in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2020)
BV and representation of endocervical and/or metaplastic cells were independently associated with the detection of high-grade cytological abnormalities reinforcing the importance of specimen adequacy and microbiota in the cervical microenvironment.