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:: (A) Vaginal pH<4.5, (B) Positive whiff test, (C) Clue cells >20% of cells, (D) Presence of more Gardnerella with few lactobacillus
Answer is A. 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.