Isolation of Actinomycetes from Cervical Specimens

Overview

Journal J Clin Pathol

Specialty Pathology

Date 1981 Aug 1

PMID 7024316

Citations 2

Authors

R M Traynor

D Parratt

H L Duguid

I D Duncan

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Abstract

Cervical smears from 30 women were examined. Fifteen of these had actinomycetes visible by direct smear examination and the organisms were isolated in 13. Of the remainder, all had negative smears and culture was similarly negative in 12, whilst in 3, the cultures were either positive (1) or suspicious (2).

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