Unusual microbial organisms seen in two cervical smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 836-838

  Brimo, Fadi ^a   Ouad, Lydiai ^b   Brodeur, Julie ^a   Charbonneau, Michele ^a   Auger, Manon ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ctr Hospitalier Regional du Suroit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical smear; Cytomegalovirus; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MYCOSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PENICILLIUM; VAGINAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 70350302667     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21114     Document Type: Article

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