Open AccessTesting for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in US Public Health Laboratories, 2016
Author(s) -
Alissa Davis,
Anne Gaynor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001101
Subject(s) - medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , neisseria gonorrhoeae , syphilis , sexually transmitted disease , public health , chlamydia , trichomonas vaginalis , nucleic acid amplification tests , gonorrhea , family medicine , environmental health , gynecology , virology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Laboratory testing practices are an important part of sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis and control. The goal of this article is to describe the volume and types of STD tests performed in public health laboratories (PHLs) in the United States in 2016.