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This photomicrograph of a Gram-stained vaginal smear specimen, revealed the presence of numerous bacterial flora normally found in the vaginal environment. Included in the smear were numerous Gram-positive, lactobacilli, as well as numbers of smaller, Gram-negative, pink-stained bacilli. Vaginal epithelial cells were also present, having been sloughed off during the smear extraction process.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Joe Miller
Creation Date: 1975
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