Research Article
Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Its Association with Risk Factors among Nonpregnant Women: A Hospital Based Study
Table 1
Scoring of bacterial morphotype on Gram-stained smear.
(a) |
| Lactobacilli | Score | Gardnerella, Bacteroides | Score | Curved gram negative bacilli | Score | Sum = -score |
| 30 or > | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5–30 | 1 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 3 | 1–4 | 2 | 1–4 | 2 | 1–4 | 2 | 5 | <1 | 3 | 5–30 | 3 | 5–30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 or > | 4 | 30 or > | 4 | 10 |
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(b) |
| Interpretation of Nugent Score | If score is | And | Then report |
| 0–3 | | Normal | 4–6 | Clue cells not present | Intermediate | 4–6 | Clue cells are present | Bacterial vaginosis | >7 | |
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