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. 2021 Mar;82(3):e22-e23.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.038. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

SARS-CoV-2 and superimposed infection by trichomonads

Christophe Duboucher  1
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SARS-CoV-2 and superimposed infection by trichomonads

Christophe Duboucher. J Infect. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Pneumocystis pneumonia; Respiratory Distress Syndrome; SARS-CoV-2; Trichomonas infections.

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Fig. 1
Microphotographs from a case of Pneumocystis pneumonia (MGG stain, x 1000). Trichomonads are indicated by arrows. Fig. 1a-c: Trichomonads of small and medium size that can be easily identified. Fig. 1d: A large binucleated cell that cannot be interpreted without awareness of this amazing form.
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