Vaginal microbial image

Vaginal microbial imaging (ILO) is one way of determining a number of sexually transmitted diseases. Secretion is collected with a sterile cotton swab with the help of vaginal mirrors from the vaginal mucosa and the cervix. The material is transferred to two slides and stained according to:
 * 1) Gram - diagnostics of bacteria and yeasts;
 * 2) Giemsy - diagnosis of the presence of trichomonads.

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