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Diagnostics
Ignored Trichomonal Infestation Diagnosed by Papanicolaou Smear
September 11th, 1995
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Genitourinary Medicine, "Objective: To compare the occurrence of Trichomonas vaginalis as demonstrated by culture and by Papanicolaou (PAP) smears in a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic. Setting: The largest out-patient venereological clinic in Denmark. Subject and Methods: As the prevalence of trichomonal infestation has decreased considerably in recent years, direct microscopy of vaginal wet mounts is no longer performed routinely. Instead the screening diagnostic procedure is based on culture. We have retrospectively collected data on culture-negative women with Trichomonas...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (1995-09-11)
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