Author:
Pine L,Malcolm G B,Curtis E M,Brown J M
Abstract
For direct observation of microaerophilic actinomycetes by fluorescent antibody, a procedure was developed in which pepsin treatment and rhodamine conjugate of normal serum were used to reduce nonspecific staining in cervicovaginal smears. Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces naeslundii, and Arachnia propionica were observed in cervicovaginal smears from women who did use and who did not use an intrauterine contraceptive device. A. israelii was found more commonly in women with an intrauterine contraceptive device, but no evidence was obtained that the use of an intrauterine contraceptive device influenced the presence of either A. propionica or A. naeslundii.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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