Evaluation of the relationship between fungal infection, neutrophil leukocytes and macrophages in cervicovaginal smears: Light microscopic examination

Demirezen S., DÖNMEZ H. G., Ozcan M., BEKSAÇ M. S.

JOURNAL OF CYTOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.79-84, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0970-9371.160544
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CYTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-84
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Right after opportunistic fungi become pathogenic, they face immune system cells including macrophages and neutrophil leukocytes. Although the relationship between fungi and immune cells are being widely studied by using animal models and culture techniques, cervicovaginal smears have not been used to evaluate this interaction yet.