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Smearing of the exocervical sample with a wooden spatula (Ayre's spatula). Some may have a longer bifid extremity for a better endocervical sampling.
Smearing of the endocervical sample taken with the thinner extremity of the wooden spatula.
Spray fixation: immediate, during a few seconds, with a spray/slide distance around 20 cm.
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