Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis by microscopy of vaginal discharge is suppoed by all of the following, EXCEPT:
Microscopy in bacterial vaginosis shows: Clue cells in wet mount Decreased number of lactobacilli Increased number of gardnerella vaginalis POLYMORHS ARE CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT Ref: GYNECOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS Shaw 15 th edition page: 131-132.
Absence of lactobacilli
Presence of clue cells
Abundance of polymorphs
Abundance of gram positive coccobacilli