Research Article

Putative Bronchopulmonary Flagellated Protozoa in Immunosuppressed Patients

Figure 3

(a) A ciliated epithelial cell in BALf smear. Straight and combed cilia of the same length, inserted into a terminal bar, can be seen along one edge. A clear nucleus is also seen at the end of the cytoplasm (Wheatley’s Trichrome stain ×1000). (b) A group of columnar epithelial cells in BALf smear. (Wheatley’s Trichrome stain ×1000). Scale bar = 25 μm.
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