The Diagnostics Landscape for Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Bibliographic Details
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2023.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Methodology and scope
  • 2. Global disease burden and diagnostic approaches
  • 2.1 Syphilis
  • 2.2 Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • 2.3 Trichomonas vaginalis
  • 2.4 Mycoplasma genitalium
  • 2.5 Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2
  • 2.6 Human papillomavirus
  • 2.7 Antimicrobial resistance
  • 2.8 In vitro diagnostics to identify STIs
  • 3. Diagnostics landscape
  • 3.1 Tests for detecting syphilis
  • 3.2 Rapid diagnostic testing for syphilis
  • 3.3 Tests for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma genitalium, herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 and HPV
  • 4. Conclusions
  • 4.1 Limitations
  • 5. References
  • Annex 1. Summary chart of laboratory-based sexually transmitted infection molecular diagnostics available
  • Annex 2. Summary chart of sexually transmitted infection point-of-care (POC) and near-POC molecular diagnostics available.