Assesment of Two Different Methods to Diagnose Bacterial Vaginosis

Abstract

Between 270 patients complaining of symptoms of vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed in 68 women (%25) based on at least three of four criteria: 1. Homogenous vaginal discharge; 2. Positive amine test; 3. pH more than 4.5; 4. Clue cell in wet smear. The results were compared to 55 normal controls."nClue cell with more than %20 of epithelial cells was seen in %87 of cases and %5.5 of controls. A pH more than 4.5 showed the greatest sensitivity (%100) and the smallest specificity (%47). The most frequent complaints included increased discharge, bad odor, and sensing bad odor after coitus.

Keywords

• Bacterial vaginosis
• Clue cell
• Vaginal discharge
• Gram Staining