Related Experiment Video For COVID-19
Updated: Dec 5, 2025
Nasal Brushing Sampling and Processing Using Digital High Speed Ciliary Videomicroscopy – Adaptation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published on: November 7, 2020
The practice of cytopathology during the era of COVID-19: challenges and changes
Swikrity Upadhyay Baskota1,2,3, Ashish Chandra1,2,3, Paul Cross1,2,3
1Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA, USA.Conflicts of interest: none declared.
Abstract:
This paper reviews the challenges faced by cytology laboratories during the COVID-19 pandemic. Various safety guidelines regarding collection, handling, transport and sampling in cytology laboratory are presented. A brief literature overview of adapted changes regarding new safety techniques, processing, sampling techniques implemented by the cytology laboratories in this part of the world is presented. The use of cytology in COVID-19 patients is discussed. The authors have also tried to present the challenges and changes faced for training and education during this time. Migration from multi-headed scope in-person sign-out to digital based platforms were adapted to continue medical education. The potential long-term implications of these adaptations on cytology services are also touched upon.
