| Bacterial morpho type |
None |
Points
1+ |
Scored
2+ |
Per
3+ |
Morpho Type
4+ |
| Large Gram positive rode (lactobacillus) (0-4) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Small Gram positive/ variable rods (G. vaginalis) (0-4) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Curved Gram negative/ variables rods. (Mobiluncus) (0-2) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Source of 0-3 points= Normal, 4 to 6= intermediate, 7 to 10= bacterial vaginosis. |
| Table 1: Nugent scoring of Gram smears for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. |
