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For clinicians, BV is characterized by at least three of the following four Amsel criteria:<ref name="pmid6600371">Amsel R, Totten PA, Spiegel CA, Chen KC, Eschenbach D, Holmes KK (1983) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6600371 Nonspecific vaginitis. Diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations.] ''Am J Med'' 74 (1):14-22. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/6600371 6600371]</ref> | For clinicians, BV is characterized by at least three of the following four Amsel criteria:<ref name="pmid6600371">Amsel R, Totten PA, Spiegel CA, Chen KC, Eschenbach D, Holmes KK (1983) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6600371 Nonspecific vaginitis. Diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations.] ''Am J Med'' 74 (1):14-22. PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/6600371 6600371]</ref> | ||
# Thin, gray/white discharge | # Thin, gray/white vaginal discharge | ||
# Malodorous “fishy” discharge upon adding 10 % potassium hydroxide | # Malodorous “fishy” discharge upon adding 10 % potassium hydroxide | ||
# High vaginal pH (>4.5) | # High vaginal pH (>4.5) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
For clinicians, BV is a common vaginal condition characterized by at least three of the following four Amsel criteria include thin, gray/white discharge, malodorous “fishy” discharge upon adding 10 % potassium hydroxide, high vaginal pH (>4.5), and identification of clue cells.[1]
Amsel criteria
For clinicians, BV is characterized by at least three of the following four Amsel criteria:[1]
- Thin, gray/white vaginal discharge
- Malodorous “fishy” discharge upon adding 10 % potassium hydroxide
- High vaginal pH (>4.5)
- Identification of vaginal epithelial cells heavily coated with bacteria (clue cells)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amsel R, Totten PA, Spiegel CA, Chen KC, Eschenbach D, Holmes KK (1983) Nonspecific vaginitis. Diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations. Am J Med 74 (1):14-22. PMID: 6600371