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A microscopic examination of the discharge showed numerous squamous epithelial cells covered with small rod-shaped bacteria. What is the most likely etiologic agent?

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An overgrowth of Gardnerella vaginalis

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In a microscopic examination, squamous epithelial cells known as clue cells, can be seen covered with a thick layer of bacterial cells, in other words, an overgrowth of them. This is associated with bacterial vaginosis, an infection usually caused by Gardnerella vaginalis, a bacillus (rod-shaped).

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