Clue cells are associated with which gram-positive bacilli?

a. G. vaginalis
b. Lactobacillus
c. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
d. A. haemolyticum


A
The presence of clue cells is characteristic of bacterial vaginosis caused by G. vaginalis. Clue cells typically are present, and large numbers of gram-positive rods (e.g., lactobacilli) representing normal vaginal flora are absent or few in number.

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