Comparison of different diagnostic methods of bacterial vaginosis – Amsel’s vs neugent

The study was undertaken from March 2016 - December, 2016 at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Punjab. The study consisted of women with complaints of vaginal discharge. BV was diagnosed based on Amsel’s™ criteria and Neugent™ scoring. Nugent scoring system was considered the gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of Amsel’s™ criteria were compared with those of Nugent scoring system. The present study included 200 cases of abnormal vaginal discharge. Prevalence of BV was 34%. Age group 24- 29 years was most affected.