Trichomonas
Diagnosis:
Treatment:
Infxn | Sx | Vag dc | whiff | micro | pH | %ID by direct microscopy |
BV | foul smell, increased after intercourse | thin, homogenous, gray, white | + | >20% clue cells | >4.5 | > 90% |
Trich | frothery, foul smell, pruritis, discharge | purulent, profuses, irritating, frothy green yellow | +/- | incr WBCs, trichomonads | > 4.5, often >6 | 50-70% |
Candida | pruritis, burning, dc | thick, adherent, white | neg | increased WBCs, budding yeast, pseudohyphae | 4 to 4.5 | 50-60& |