Table 1. Comparison between a healthy vagina and bacterial vaginosis.

Healthy vaginal flora	Bacterial vaginosis
pH <4.5	pH >4.5
Presence of mature squamous epithelial cells	Presence of mature squamous epithelial cells
No amine odor present	Strong amine odor present
Absence of clue cells	Presence of clue cells
Absence of neutrophils	Absence of neutrophils
Monomorphic flora present	Polymorphic flora present
Microbiome dominated by lactobacilli seen	Microbiome dominated by Gardnerella vaginalis, Autopodium, and Vaginae seen