Hello to all,
I came across a rather rare event and I would appreciate to have some
feed-backs.
We analysed a female urine sample in which we found sperm. Somebody
challenged the finding and argued that he heard of possible artefact that
could mimic sperm. According to this person, an agglomerate of skin cells,
bacteria and yeast can be misleading and can resemble sperm enough, leading
technologists to report presence of sperm in a urine sample.
Does anyone have knowledge about this artefact. Any reference, and
especially any picture to illustrate this rather unexpected finding would be
appreciated.
Thank you,
Nathalie Lepage, Ph.D., FCACB, CSPQ
Clinical Biochemist
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
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