A30-year-old female who is sexually active complains of a large amount of milk-like
vaginal discharge for several weeks. a microscopy slide reveals a large amount
of squamous epithelial cells that have blurred margins. very few white blood cells
are seen. the vaginal ph is at 6.0. what is most likely?

a) trichomonas infection
b) bacterial vaginosis
c) candidal infection
d) a normal fi nding