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Diagnosing Vaginal Infections with the Wet Prep Procedure

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Gram Stained Clue Cell and<br />

Normal Squamous Cell<br />

100x<br />

Gram Stained <strong>Vaginal</strong> Secretions<br />

Bacterial Vaginosis<br />

Diagnosis<br />

100x<br />

Presence of at least 3 of <strong>the</strong> following in a<br />

symptomatic woman <strong>with</strong>out ano<strong>the</strong>r cause of<br />

vaginal discharge:<br />

1. Homogeneous white discharge<br />

2. <strong>Vaginal</strong> pH > 4.5<br />

3. Positive Whiff Test<br />

4. Clue cells – (most sensitive finding)<br />

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