Table 1.

Probabilities That Specific Etiological Agents Cause Vaginitis

Etiologic Agents	Base* Case	Low†	High†	References
Candida species	.25	.20	.33	2,10,11
Bacterial vaginosis	.35	.28	.50	7,10,11
Trichomonas vaginalis	.15	.10	.20	2,10
Chlamydia trachomatis	.05	.02	.07	5,7,12,13
Neisseria gonorrhoeae	.02	0	.02	5,12,13
Herpes	.02	.01	.02	7,12
Other	.16

^*Base case is the estimate used in the model, derived from the literature, cited in column 5

^†“Low”and“High” refer to low and high ranges of the probabilities, derived from the literature, cited in column 5.