Can anybody say me a detailed note on nugent score?
Nugent score is gram stain scoring system for vaginal swab to diagnosis bacterial vaginosis. Calculated by large gram positive rods, small gram variable rods and curved gram variable rods . 0-3: negative BV, 4-6: intermediate, 7+: positive BV.
R.P Nugent ; M.A Krohn; S.LHillier."Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation". Journal of Clinical Microbiology.