A 21-year-old girl is having vaginal discharge one week after unprotected sexual intercourse. The smear of vaginal discharge is shown below. All are diagnostic criteria for the condition shown except:
Ans. A. Vaginal pH<4.5The image shows vaginal epithelial cells covered with coccobacilli, leading to stippled appearance of the cell. This appearance is called Clue cell and is diagnostic of bacterial vaginosis.
Miscellaneous (Obs)
Vaginal pH<4.5
Positive whiff test
Clue cells >20% of cells
Presence of more Gardnerella with few lactobacillus
Vaginal pH<4.5