The vaginal discharge of a woman with a typical Trichomonas vaginalis infection is:
a. homogeneous and gray, with a low pH.
b. scant and curdy, with a low pH.
c. profuse and frothy, with a high pH.
d. profuse and curdy, with a low pH.
C
Trichomonal infection produces a profuse, frothy discharge with a pH of 5 to 6.6 (normal < 4.5).
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