Detection of chlamydial infections depends on the sensitivity of the techniques used. Variables include the number of body sites sampled, the number of samples obtained, and the number of passages in tissue culture. To assess these factors, microdilution plate cultures with a single blind passage were performed on specimens from 10,291 men and women attending a sexually transmitted disease clin...

BACKGROUND The Arias-Stella reaction is a hormone-related atypical endometrial change characterized by hypertrophy and vacuolization of glandular epithelial cells, associated with marked nuclear pleomorphism, enlargement, and hyperchromasia. When presenting in extra-uterine sites, the differentiation of Arias-Stella changes from other more ominous clear cell lesions may pose significant difficu...

INTRODUCTION Trichomonas vaginalis infection is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection in exposed-seronegative women (ESN) despite their unique immune quiescent profile. It is important to understand possible mechanisms, such as recruitment of activated T cells, by which T. vaginalis could facilitate HIV infection in this population. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study ex...

We read with interest the article by Safaeian and colleagues (1). Using data from the Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance/Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions Triage Study (ALTS), they show that diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3+) due to human papillomavirus (HPV)-18 is delayed compared with HPV16 lesions. It has been suggested that th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of not keeping the collecting device in liquid-based cytology. Loss of material was computed from a pair of subsamples from the same cervical scrape. One subsample was obtained by rinsing the collecting device in one vial and the other by discarding it in another vial. Homogeneity of endocervical component was assessed between subsamples. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

objective: infertility is one of the major important social issues. because of the asymptomatic cervical infection, it has caused the problem to remain silent in the majority of patients without diagnosis and treatment. the present study was intended to assess the frequency of staphylococcus aureus isolated from infertile women's endocervix in northwest iran. materials and methods: in a descrip...