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Table 1 Nugent scoring for vaginal flora

From: Screening and treatment of maternal genitourinary tract infections in early pregnancy to prevent preterm birth in rural Sylhet, Bangladesh: a cluster randomized trial

Lactobacillus Morphotypesa

Gardnerella / Bacteroides Morphotypesa

Curved gram-variable rods

Score 0 for >30

Score 0 for 0

Score 0 for 0

Score 1 for 15–30

Score 1 for <1

Score 1 for <5

Score 2 for 14

Score 2 for 1–4

Score 2 for 5+

Score 3 for <1

Score 3 for 5–30

Score 4 for 0

Score 4 for >30

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