Table 1 A Scoring system (0 to 10) for Gram-stained vaginal smears

Score of 0 for > 30

Score of 0 for 0

Score of 0 for 0

Score of 1 for 15–30

Score of 1 for < 1 (this is an average, so results can be > 0, yet < 1)

Score of 1 for < 5

Score of 2 for > = 1–14

Score of 2 for 1–4

Score of 2 for > = 5

Score of 3 for < 1 (this is an average, so results can be > 0, yet < 1)

Score of 3 for 5–30

Score of 4 for 0

Score of 4 for > 30