Table 1

A summary of findings from the case notes review

Case No	Symptoms	Signs	pH	Microscopic findings	Previous STI	Concurrent GU problems	Sexual risk	TV culture result
1	None	None	4	Normal	Chlamydia	None	Low	Negative
2	None	None	4.5	Normal	Warts	None	Low	Negative
3	None	None	4.5	Normal	None	None	Low	Negative
4	None	None	5.5	Candida	Warts	None	Low	Negative
5	Discharge offensive	Discharge	7	Clue cells	Gonorrhoea, chlamydia	Bacterial vaginosis	Yes	Negative
6	Dysuria	Discharge cervicitis	5	Mixed flora	None	Gonorrhoea, chlamydia	Yes	Negative
7	Discharge	Discharge	4.5	Normal	TV, chlamydia	None	Yes	Negative
8	Discharge pruritis	Discharge	4.5	Spores	None	Chlamydia	Yes	Negative
9	Discharge offensive	Discharge	6	Clue cells	PID	Bacterial vaginosis	Yes	Negative
10	Discharge pruritis	Discharge	6	Clue cells	HSV	Chlamydia, bacterial vaginosis	Yes	Negative
11	Discharge	Discharge	6	Mixed flora	None	None	Yes	Positive
12	Discharge	Vaginitis, cervicitis	6	Normal	None	Chlamydia	Yes	Positive