Can Visual Inspection after Acetic acid replace Papanicolaou smear

Conclusion: NEAT may serve as an adjunct to routine Pap smear to pick up additional 50% of premalignant lesions. It is not capable of replacing Pap smear because of its low specificity. The high false-positive rate of the acetic acid test may be due to the large number of unhealthy cervices (57.6%).
Source: Journal of Evidence-Based Women’s Health Journal Society - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original articles Source Type: research