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Microscopy of the bacterial flora on fresh vaginal smears [PDF]

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1999
Gilbert G.G. Donders Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Katholie/e Universteit Leuven, Belgium aginal bacterial flora can be studied by microscopy of fresh vaginal fluid or of a fixed, stained smear.
Gilbert Donders
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The Vaginal Smear as an Ovulatory Index

Fertility and Sterility, 1952
This paper presents vaginal smear criteria for determining the time of ovulation. A total of 121 infertile patients submitted 138 complete cycle series and 448 series covering the ovulatory phase alone yielding 586 series of vaginal smears available for analysis.
Albert Goldhar, MARVIN H. TERRY GRODY, William H. Masters   +2 more
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A Diagnostic Study Using STARD Platform on Liquid-Based Cytology in Cervical Smear and Its Positivity Rate among Females with Abnormal Vaginal Conditions Attending a Tertiary Care Center

Journal of Cytology
Background: Liquid-based cytology (LBC) is a newer method of preparing cervical cell samples. This technique involves collecting cells in a liquid fixative and preparing and evaluating them.
Mohd Afzal, Abhishek Sharma, Vikas Tiwari, Jaishree Karnwal Tiwari   +3 more
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The pathogenic microorganisms in papanicolaou vaginal smears and correlation with inflammation. [PDF]

Journal of Family and Reproductive Health, 2013
Objective: Non-specific cervicitis or inflammatory changes in a smear report are common which are usually unclear for clinical approaches. To investigate the frequency of inflammation and pathogenic vaginal microorganisms in cervical smears among an ...
Esmat Barouti, Farah Farzaneh, Azadeh Akbari Sene, Zohreh Tajik, Bahar Jafari   +4 more
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Association between bacterial vaginosis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal disorder among women of reproductive age, has been suggested as co-factor in the development of cervical cancer.
De Sutter, Philippe, Gillet, Evy, Meys, Joris, Temmerman, Marleen, Vanden Broeck, Davy, Verhelst, Rita, Verstraelen, Hans   +6 more
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Incidental detection of psammoma bodies in cervico-vaginal smears

Journal of Cytology, 2013
Ankit Seth, Kusum Gupta, Anjali Mathur, Leela Pant   +3 more
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Parasitic infections encountered by a cytopathologist: An institutional experience

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Parasitic infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cytological examination can be of great help in providing economical, accurate, and fast diagnosis.
Pooja Jaiswal , Javed Iqbal, Nausheen S Khan , Pradeep Tandon , Mousumi Sharma , Megha Agarwal   +5 more
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Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis: Comparison of Nugent´s and novel microscopic method [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022
Background/Aim. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discomfort in women. The aim of this study was to compare Nugent’s scoring system and novel microscopy method, introduced in our laboratory and used in BV diagnosis. Methods.
Nenadić Dane, Ribis Snežana, Pavlović Miloš, Baskić Dejan   +3 more
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Effects of Different Contraceptive Methods on Cervico-Vaginal Cytology [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: The vaginal flora of healthy adult women of reproductive age group constitutes predominantly Lactobacilli which inhibits the growth of other microorganisms (by maintaining acidic pH).
Khushboo Garg, Anjali Khare, Rani Bansal, Sangeeta Sharma, Neha Chaudhary   +4 more
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Relationship between nugent score and vaginal epithelial exfoliation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Clue cells characteristic of bacterial vaginosis (BV) are thought to arise due to exfoliation of the vaginal epithelium; however, there is little published data connecting total numbers of epithelial cells to markers of BV.
Courtney P Amegashie, Nicole M Gilbert, Jeffrey F Peipert, Jenifer E Allsworth, Warren G Lewis, Amanda L Lewis   +5 more
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