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Table 5 Percentage of samples of each grade for which the tested species were detected

From: Quantitative determination by real-time PCR of four vaginal Lactobacillus species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae indicates an inverse relationship between L. gasseri and L. iners

 

Grade Ia

Grade Iab

Grade Ib

Grade I

Grade I-like

Grade II

Grade III

Grade IV

Total (%)

Number of samples

8

10

13

31

10

11

12

7

100

A. vaginae

38

20

15

23

30

18

83

14

32

G. vaginalis

88

50

61.5

65

70

63

100

29

68

L. crispatus

100

100

100

100

80

82

92

100

93

L. gasseri

88

90

85

87

60

100

33

43

72

L. iners

50

90

92

81

70

27

100

86

75

L. jensenii

13

80

46

48

60

55

50

0

47