Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in a liquid-based papanicolaou test from a pregnant woman: Report of a case

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 557-560

  Alsharif, Mariam ^a   Martin, Andrea U ^b   Shelton Jr , Jack B ^b   Pambuccian, Stefan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid based papanicolaou test; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; METHENAMINE; SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 48649108700     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20847     Document Type: Article

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