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Morphological study of bacteria of the respiratory system using fluorescence microscopy of Papanicolaou‐stained smears with special regard to the identification of Mycobacteria sp.
Author(s) -
KÜPPER TH.,
STEFFEN U.,
WEHLE K.,
RICHARTZ G.,
PFITZER P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1995.tb00486.x
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , pneumocystis carinii , pathology , bacteria , fluorescence microscope , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , nucleolus , biology , fluorescence , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , optics , pneumocystis jirovecii , physics , cervical cancer , nucleus , psychiatry , genetics
In Papanicolaou‐stained smears certain structures such as nucleoli, Pneumocystis carinii , Charcot‐Leyden crystals, bacteria and fungi show a brilliant fluorescence. the morphological characteristics of microorganisms which can be detected by this system, especially mycobacteria, are described. This screening method offers the possibility of providing the clinician with a provisional diagnosis within hours. Proof of the nature of the organisms should be obtained by culture.