Diagnosis | Clinical Features | Swabs | Causative Organism | Treatment |
Bacterial Vaginosis | Â 1. Thin, grey-white, fishy (very offensive) smelling discharge
 2. Vaginal itching is uncommon  3. Positive Whiff test (Potassium Hydroxide) Vaginal pH > 4.5 |
Vaginal swab | Gardnerella vaginalis | Metronidazole or Clindamycin |
Trichomoniasis | Â 1. Frothy, yellowish-green smelly vaginal discharge
 2. Vaginal itching is common  3. Strawberry Cervix  4. Vaginal pH > 4.5 |
Vaginal swab | Trichomonas vaginalis | Oral Metronidazole |
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis | Â 1. Thick white, cheese-like odourless vaginal discharge
 2. Vaginal itching is common  3. Vaginal pH: 4-4.5 |
Vaginal swab | Candida albicans | Local Clotrimazole (Anti-fungal) |
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