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Re: pap and infection

From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:40:11 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 26 Dec 2001, babs wrote: >
>I just had my annual pap smear last week. While I was there, the doctor
>told me that she saw a yeast infection (with barely any symptoms). Can
>a pap test show if there is a bacterial infection?

Sometimes, but it's not very reliable at doing that.

> And can it show an
>abnormal result due to the yeast infection?

Sometimes, but it would usually be a mild abnormality.

--
Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner





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