[Histonet] Surepath V/s thin pre

[Webster, Thomas S.]

Thinprep has a higher unsatisfactory rate for Pap tests. The filters get clogged up and cells end up stuck in the vial. Someone in the lab will need to dedicate time to reprocessing unsatisfactory Thinprep specimens if you choose them. If Paps are affected then it isn't a stretch to assume Non-gyns aren't as cellular as they could be sometimes due to material clogging the filter up. We have the old T2000 processor for Thinprep which is very time consuming. Our volume has dropped so much that there is no chance of getting one of their newer processors.

HPV primary screening was one advantage Thinprep had, but now BD (Surepath) has an FDA approved HPV test for primary screening so that advantage is gone.


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