title: Freshwater microorganisms and other arthropods in Papanicolaou smears.
abstract: Several types of contaminants have been reported in cytopathology. The purpose of this study was to show unusual contaminants in cytological smears, such as freshwater microorganisms and other arthropods. In different routine Papanicolaou smears (sputum, cervicovaginal, and voided urine) we mainly found fragments of mites and insects, caused by an intrinsic contamination of the samples or an extrinsic contamination of the smears.
authors.affiliation: Ciclo formativo Anatomía Patológica y Citología, Instituto de Piedras Blancas, Asturias, Spain. rafaelmgiron@terra.es
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez-Girón
authors.forename: José Rafael
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: González-López
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escobar-Stein
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jou-Muñoz
authors.forename: Materesa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Miralles
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribas-Barceló
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D013183:Sputum; D014626:Vaginal Smears