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Lab Update 43 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Multiplex PCR (STD PCR)

Aug 28, 2023 | Microbiology

Infectious Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Sexually transmitted infections not only lead to embarrassing symptoms, but people with STIs are more likely to acquire and transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Sexually transmitted infections can also lead to infertility, chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and congenital and neonatal infections. The proper diagnosis, management and prevention of these infections is therefore of vital importance....

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