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A / V x y > x $i i r A. Film made from vaginal discharge and stained with Loffler's methylene blue. Note squamous cells and vaginal bacilli on and between them. B. The same discharge stained by Gram's method and a counter-stain of weak carbol-fuschsin. The bacilli are Gram- positive.

1) C. Film of vaginal discharge stained with Loffler's methylene blue. Note the large number of bacilli (B.C.C.) and numerous cocci (staphylococci). Several pus cells are seen faintly stained. D. The same discharge stained by Gram's method and counter-stained with weak carbol-fuschsin. Only the Gram-negative bacilli are shown. To FACE PAGE 98