Easiness of Use and Validity Testing of VS-SENSE Device for Detection of Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Bacterial Vaginosis

Table 4

Results of VS-SENSE test showing the number of cases according to pattern of vaginal flora presented by microscopic evaluation, Candida infection and vaginal pH value.

	Negative	Positive	Total
Normal^a	37 (41.1)	3 (3.3)	40 (44.4)
Abnormal^b	15 (16.7)	35 (38.9)	50 (55.6)
AV
Mild	9 (10.0)	14 (15.6)	23 (25.6)
Moderate/severe	0	4 (4.4)	4 (4.4)
BV
Partial	2 (2.2)	1 (1.1)	3 (3.3)
Full	0	11 (12.2)	11 (12.2)
AV + BV	4 (4.4)	2 (2.2)	6 (6.6)
Candida^c	12 (13.3)	2 (2.2)	14 (15.5)
pH
<4.5	44 (48.9)	1 (1.1)	45 (50.0)
≥4.5	8 (8.9)	37 (41.1)	45 (50.0)

^aLactobacillary grade (LBG) I or IIa in microscopic evaluation; bLBG 0, IIb, or III in microscopic evaluation;cPresence of positive culture for Candida sp. or detection of sporae or hyphae by microscopy.