Dysbacteriosis in silver-stained cervical smears of Dutch-Moroccan immigrants: HPV infection and preneoplasia

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-61

  Verbruggen, Banut Sabine M ^a   Boon, Mathilde E ^a   Van Schie, Marieke A ^b   Wijsman Grootendorst, Rian ^a   Kok, Lambrecht P ^a  

^a LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Groningen ^*

Author keywords

Coitus; Dysbacteriosis; Moroccan women; Patterns of vaginal flora; Vaginal hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMIGRANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA FLORA; WART VIRUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER STAINING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 30344465358     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20327     Document Type: Article

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