Table 1.

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

Lactobacillus morphotypes	Gardnerella/Bacteroides morphotypes	Curved Gram variable rods
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