Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and trichomoniasis are very common and require diagnostic testing for their treatment. STD diagnostic tests involve testing of samples such as blood, urine, swab from external genitals, rectum, or mouth to detect the presence of disease-causing pathogens. Conventional STD diagnostic techniques include laboratory tests such as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), enzyme immunoassays (EIA), and rapid point-of-care ... Read more

Diagnostic testing of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) involves laboratory tests to detect the presence of an infection. These tests are known as sexually transmitted infection diagnostic tests (STD Tests) or sexually transmitted disease diagnostic tests and are carried out on various clinical specimens such as blood, urine, swabs from external genitalia, throat, rectum, or cervicovaginal depending on the infection being tested for. Diagnostic testing helps in providing appropriate ... Read more