Large L.acidophillus cells showing gram Large L.acidophillus cells showing gram negative staining. negative staining.

Small coccobacilli are C. vaginalis cells. Small coccobacilli are C. vaginalis cells.



acterial vaginosis. acterial vaginosis.

Cram stain of C. vaginalis showing gram Cram stain of C. vaginalis showing gram negative coccobacilli negative coccobacilli

lue cell lue cell

lue cell lue cell
Stippled border Stippled border


uman blood bilayer plate showing hemolysis surrounding uman blood bilayer plate showing hemolysis surrounding
C. vaginalis colonies C. vaginalis colonies

uman blood bilayer plate uman blood bilayer plate

emolysis around C. vaginalis colonies. emolysis around C. vaginalis colonies.



C. vaginalis colonies. C. vaginalis colonies.

Cram stain of Nobiluncus spp. Cram stain of Nobiluncus spp.
A. N. curtissi A. N. curtissi

Cram stain of Nobiluncus spp. Cram stain of Nobiluncus spp.
. N. mulieris . N. mulieris

Nethylene blue staining of Nobiluncus spp. Nethylene blue staining of Nobiluncus spp.
A. N. curtissi A. N. curtissi

Nethylene blue staining of Nobiluncus spp. Nethylene blue staining of Nobiluncus spp.
. N. mulieris . N. mulieris


Nethylene blue staining of N. mulieris Nethylene blue staining of N. mulieris

Nobiluncus spp. Nobiluncus spp.

Nouth Nouth eaten" hemolysis around colonies of N. mulieris eaten" hemolysis around colonies of N. mulieris

N. curtissi N. curtissi

Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman without bacterial vaginosis Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman without bacterial vaginosis

Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman with bacterial vaginosis Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman with bacterial vaginosis

Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman with bacterial vaginosis Cram stain of vaginal secretions from woman with bacterial vaginosis


nitial visit Normal nitial visit Normal
nitial visit Nonspecific nitial visit Nonspecific
vaginitis vaginitis
Normal 7 days Normal 7 days
After Therapy After Therapy
AA Acetate Acetate utyrate L utyrate L Lactate P Lactate P Propionate S Propionate S Succinate Succinate


T. vaginalis T. vaginalis

'aginal erythema and discharge 'aginal erythema and discharge

$trawberry Cervix $trawberry Cervix

Trichomonads visualized by phase contrast microscopy (x400) Trichomonads visualized by phase contrast microscopy (x400)

Trichomonads stained with fluorescein Trichomonads stained with fluorescein--labeled antibody (x1000) labeled antibody (x1000)

Trichomonads identified by Papanicolaou stain Trichomonads identified by Papanicolaou stain
on exfoliated cervical cells on exfoliated cervical cells

vulvovaginal candidiasis vulvovaginal candidiasis

Thick, cottage cheese Thick, cottage cheese
like discharge like discharge

lumps of discharge lumps of discharge
adherence to the adherence to the
cervix cervix

alanitis alanitis

Cram stain of vaginal secretions of woman with candidiasis. Cram stain of vaginal secretions of woman with candidiasis.