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===Clue cells=== | ===Clue cells=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Purple | *Purple squamous cell covered with rod-shaped bacteria. | ||
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**''Gardnerella vaginalis'' is a | Notes: | ||
*Finding associated with ''[[bacterial vaginosis]]'' - which is caused by ''Gardnerella vaginalis''.<ref name="pmid3493202">{{cite journal |author=Scott TG, Smyth CJ, Keane CT |title=In vitro adhesiveness and biotype of Gardnerella vaginalis strains in relation to the occurrence of clue cells in vaginal discharges |journal=Genitourinary medicine |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=47–53 |year=1987 |month=February |pmid=3493202 |pmc=1194007 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
**''Gardnerella vaginalis'' is a gram variable rod.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Taylor-Robinson D |title=The bacteriology of Gardnerella vaginalis |journal=Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl |volume=86 |issue= |pages=41–55 |year=1984 |pmid=6399409 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
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