- Blood tests can be used to detect many STD’s . Current laboratory assays include blood culture
(the current gold standard) and antigen tests. However, these assays tend to have limited sensitivity,
and blood cultures may also have long turnaround times. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-
based detection of STD may prove to be a rapid and sensitive alternative. - STD can have lasting effects on the body including issues like infertility and complications in
pregnancy.
| Atopobium vaginae |
| Bacteroides fragilis |
| BVAB2 |
| Candida albicans |
| Candida dubliniensis |
| Candida glabrata |
| Candida krusei |
| Candida lusitaniae |
| Candida parapsilosis |
| Candida tropicalis |
| Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Enterococcus faecalis |
| Escherichia coli |
| Gardnerella vaginalis |
| Haemophilus ducreyi |
| Herpes simplex 1 |
| Herpes simplex 2 |
| Lactobacillus crispatus |
| Lactobacillus gasseri |
| Lactobacillus iners |
| Lactobacillus jensenii |
| Megasphaera 1 |
| Megasphaera 2 |
| Mobiluncus curtisii |
| Mobiluncus mulieris |
| Mycoplasma genitalium |
| Mycoplasma hominis |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| Prevotella bivia |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
| Streptococcus agalactiae |
| Treponema pallidum |
| Trichomonas vaginalis |
| Ureaplasma urealyticum |