| Scoring system (zero to 7+)* is a weighted combination of the following bacterial morphotypes: | |
| A. Lactobacillus acidophilus (large gram-positive rods) B. Gardnerella vaginalis and Bacteroides species (small gram-variable or gram-negative rods) C. Mobiluncus species (curved gram-variable rods) | |
| The total score is the sum of the weighted quantity of the three bacterial morphotypes. | |
| Scoring for each of the above bacterial morphotypes: | |
| Zero = No morphotypes per oil-immersion field | |
| 1+ = Less than one morphotype per oil-immersion field 2+ = One to four morphotypes per oil-immersion field 3+ = Five to 30 morphotypes per oil-immersion field 4+ = More than 30 morphotypes per oil-immersion field | |