Problems in specimen collection for sexually transmitted diseases.
Laboratory methods for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are continuously undergoing improvement. It remains the responsibility of the clinician to become familiar with the tests available for the diagnosis of STDs. Those tests depend on obtaining clinical specimens from the proper site and on transporting them to the laboratory under satisfactory conditions.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000592:standards*