Diagnostic vaginal discharge~

Candida vaginitis

• organism: Candida albicans
• pH <>
• branching hyphae

Bacterial vaginosis

• clue cells
• amine odor

Trichomonas vaginitis

• organism: Trichomonas vaginalis
• unicellular flagellated organism
• flagellar motion on a saline wet smear

Chlamydia & Syphilis

• no diagnostic vaginal discharge