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What's the difference between a swab & a smear test?

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Sonak | 17:36 Wed 16th Jan 2008 | Health & Fitness
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Thanks for any info.
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a smear test grabs some of cells from your cervix, sort of scratches them away whereas a swab would just be running a swab over the area.
17:39 Wed 16th Jan 2008
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when they do a smear test, they use a particular piece of equipment designed to collect the cells. as has been said, a swab is just wiped over the area and is collecting something completely different, maybe infection.
08:03 Thu 17th Jan 2008

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