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This photomicrograph of a vaginal smear specimen depicts two epithelial cells, a normal cell, and an epithelial cell with its exterior covered by bacteria giving the cell a roughened, stippled appearance known as a clue cell. The presence of clue cells is a sign that the patient has bacterial vaginosis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ M. Rein
Creation Date: 1978
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