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Interpret the following case study:
A 25-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with vaginal discomfort.The physician ordered a hanging drop (wet preparation for Trichomonas vaginalis),KOH preparation,Gram stain,culture,and Gen-Probe.The results are:
Hanging drop: no motile trichomonas seen,clue cells present
KOH preparation: no fungal elements seen
Gram stain:
Many gram-variable bacilli
Few squamous epithelia
Rare amount gram-positive bacilli
Genital culture: pending
Gen-Probe: negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and negative for Chlamydia trachomatis

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