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. 2020 Nov 19;12(11):e11566. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11566

Table 4. Vaginal WBCs on Wet Preparation.

Abbreviation: HPF, high-power field; N, number; SD, standard deviation; T. vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis; WBC, white blood cell.

Result on vaginal wet preparation Vaginal WBC/HPF, mean (SD), N.; N. of wet preparations
Clue cells (+) 13.3 (17.1); 6,988
Clue cells (-) 12.7 (18.0); 9,496
Yeast (+) 19.8 (21.8); 1,065
Yeast (-) 12.5 (12.5); 15,419
T vaginalis (+) 21.6 (23.2); 1,377
T vaginalis (-) 12.2 (16.8); 15,107
Clue cells and yeast (+) 17.4 (18.9); 383
Clue cells and yeast (-) 12.8 (17.6): 16,101
Clue cells and T vaginalis (+) 20.2 (22.1); 547
Clue cells and T vaginalis (-) 12.7 (17.4); 15,937
Yeast and T vaginalis (+) 20.6 (22.3); 581
Yeast and T vaginalis (-) 12.7 (17.4); 15,903
Clue cells, yeast, and T vaginalis (+) 26.9 (26.4); 27
Clue cells, yeast, and T vaginalis (-) 12.9 (17.6); 16,457