Microscopic diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained vaginal smear: differentiating it from leukocytes and epithelial cells. Key features and challenges.
🔬 Microscopy of a vaginal smear from a 21-year-old girl. Trichomonas vaginalis. Colleagues, what do you think the object indicated by the arrow in the 2nd image is?
🙏 The images were kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician, Anna Ivanova Moscow
Microscopic image of a mixed infection in a vaginal smear: Trichomonas vaginalis, diplococci, and a pronounced leukocyte reaction indicating inflammation.
A clinical case of detecting Trichomonas vaginalis and massive leukocytosis in a genital tract smear from a pregnant patient at 38 weeks.
Microscopic appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained male flora smear: leukocyte reaction, epithelial cells, and PCR confirmation.
