Rapid diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are responsible for an enormous burden of morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, millions of cases of STIs, such as syphilis, chlamydia, or gonorrhoea occur every year, and there is now an increase in antimicrobial resistance in pathogens, such as gonococcus. Dela...

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Published inEnfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica Vol. 35; no. 7; p. 444
Main Authors Otero-Guerra, Luis, Fernández-Blázquez, Ana, Vazquez, Fernando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Spain 01.08.2017
Subjects
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods
Humans
Microbiological Techniques
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - microbiology
Time Factors
Screening assay
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sistemas de diagnóstico a la cabecera del enfermo
Infecciones de transmisión sexual
Point of care system
Cribado de ITS
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Summary:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are responsible for an enormous burden of morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, millions of cases of STIs, such as syphilis, chlamydia, or gonorrhoea occur every year, and there is now an increase in antimicrobial resistance in pathogens, such as gonococcus. Delay in diagnosis is one of the factors that justifies the difficulty in controlling these infections. Rapid diagnostic tests allow the introduction of aetiological treatment at the first visit, and also leads to treating symptomatic and asymptomatic patients more effectively, as well as to interrupt the epidemiological transmission chain without delay. The World Health Organisation includes these tests in its global strategy against STIs.
ISSN:1578-1852
DOI:10.1016/j.eimc.2017.01.004