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==Gram-Stained Vaginal Smear==
==Gram-Stained Vaginal Smear==


Gram-stained vaginal smears illustrating the different categories of vaginal microflora described:. a, b: grade Ia, i.e. mainly Lactobacillus crispatus cell types, plump quite homogeneous lactobacilli. c, d: grade Ib, i.e. non-L. crispatus cell types, long or short, thin lactobacilli. e, f: grade Iab, i.e. containing mixtures of L. crispatus and non-L. crispatus cell types. g, h: grade I-like, i.e. irregular-shaped Gram positive rods. i, j: grade II, i.e. mixture of Lactobacillus cell types and bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria (Gardnerella, Bacteroides-Prevotella and Mobiluncus cell types). k, l: grade III, i.e. bacterial vaginosis.
Gram-stained vaginal smear showing mainly'' Lactobacillus crispatus'' cell types.
 
* plump quite homogeneous lactobacilli
Microscopic image (100 ×)
* grade I microflora
* microscopic image (100×)


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Original file name: [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/5/61/figure/F1 Figure 1.] (Panel A from full figure, size and contrast adjusted)
Original file name: [http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/5/61/figure/F1 Figure 1.] (Panel A from full figure, size and contrast adjusted)
File:Bacteria - gram-stained vaginal smear 01.jpg


[[Category:Bacteria]] [[Category:Histology]]
[[Category:Bacteria]] [[Category:Histology]]

Revision as of 10:30, 19 November 2011

Gram-Stained Vaginal Smear

Gram-stained vaginal smear showing mainly Lactobacillus crispatus cell types.

  • plump quite homogeneous lactobacilli
  • grade I microflora
  • microscopic image (100×)
Smear Image Links: L. crispatus | L. crispatus | non-L. crispatus with thin lactobacilli | non-L. crispatus with thin lactobacilli | mixture non-L. crispatus with L. crispatus | mixture non-L. crispatus with L. crispatus | irregular-shaped Gram positive rod | irregular-shaped Gram positive rod | mixture Lactobacillus and bacterial vaginosis-associated | mixture Lactobacillus and bacterial vaginosis-associated | bacterial vaginosis | bacterial vaginosis
Links: Menstrual Cycle - Histology | Histology - Gram Stain | Bacterial Vaginosis | CDC (USA) Fact Sheet - Bacterial Vaginosis

Microflora Grade

  • Grade I - when only Lactobacillus cell types (large Gram positive rods) were present.
  • Grade II - (intermediate) when both Lactobacillus and Gardnerella or Bacteroides-Prevotella cell types were present.
  • Grade III - (bacterial vaginosis) when Lactobacillus cell types were absent and only Gardnerella, Bacteroides-Prevotella or Mobiluncus cell types were present.
  • Grade IV - when Gram positive cocci were predominantly present.

Reference

<pubmed>16225680</pubmed>| PMC1266370 | BMC Microbiol.


© 2005 Verhelst et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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