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- Title
Addressing STI challenges: A diagnostic update on the current landscape and future strategies.
- Authors
Babalola, Chibuzor M.; Klausner, Jeffrey D.; Liu, Andy
- Abstract
The article focuses on addressing the challenges posed by the increasing rates of curable bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. It mentions the current diagnostic landscape for STIs, including molecular technologies and point-of-care tests, the growing concern of antimicrobial resistance in STIs like Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium, and the importance of diagnostic stewardship in managing these infections effectively.
- Subjects
SEXUALLY transmitted disease treatment; BACTERIAL disease treatment; EPIDEMIOLOGY of sexually transmitted diseases; ANTIMICROBIAL stewardship; STRATEGIC planning; GENETIC mutation; MOLECULAR diagnosis; SYPHILIS; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; BACTERIAL diseases; CHLAMYDIA trachomatis; POLYMERASE chain reaction; COLLECTION &; preservation of biological specimens; DIAGNOSTIC services
- Publication
Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO), 2023, Vol 55, Issue 10, p16
- ISSN
0580-7247
- Publication type
Article