Aspergillus and Cervicovaginal Papanicolaou Smear: A Review
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Method: A comprehensive literature search was conducted from the websites of Pubmed Central, the US National Library of Medicine’s digital archive of life sciences literature (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov), and Google Scholar. And All articles displayed using the search words “Aspergillus and cervicovaginal smear” were included in this review. Books that published relevant articles in this field were also considered.
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