Haemophilus Vaginalis—Further Investigations Into Its Identity

Haemophilis vaginalis strains isolated at Lewisham Hospital were shown to be anti-genically similar if not identical with those isolated by Gardner and Dukes (1955). No similarity was shown to exist between H. vaginalis and the strains of Haemophilus, Coryne-bacterium and Lactobacillus that were examined. Indirect fluorescent-antibody staining specifically demonstrated the presence of H. vaginalis in direct films of vaginal exudate. This agreed with the isolation of this organism from the same sources and could be used as a diagnostic procedure.