Survey of diagnostic services for genital herpes in fourteen countries in Eastern Europe
| Autor: | Krasimira Chudomirova, Rashad Ismailov, Olga Izvekova, Ronald C. Ballard, Gennadiy Mavrov, Oleg Kvlividze, Galina Mamajeva, Marius Domeika, Olim Kasymov, Magnus Unemo, Vesta Kucinskiene, Judith Deak, Tatjana Brilene, Gulsum Askarova, Tatiana Krasnoselskich, Natalia Frigo, Alevtina Savicheva, Karen Babayan, Iryna Shimanskaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Sexually transmitted disease
medicine.medical_specialty Mandatory Testing Dermatology Disease Antibodies Viral Polymerase Chain Reaction Serology Immunoenzyme Techniques Predictive Value of Tests Surveys and Questionnaires Virology medicine Humans Simplexvirus Serologic Tests Antigens Viral Reproductive health Herpes Genitalis business.industry Clinical Laboratory Techniques General Medicine medicine.disease Diagnostic Services Eastern european Europe Genital ulcer Family medicine Health Care Surveys Viral disease Reagent Kits Diagnostic medicine.symptom Genital herpes business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Acta dermato-venereologica. 91(3) |
| ISSN: | 1651-2057 |
| Popis: | This paper reports survey-based data on the diagnosis and management of genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in 14 countries of the Eastern European Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health (EE SRH). Only 43% of the countries could provide the number of genital HSV cases recorded at national level. Eighty-six percent of countries employed syndromic management in cases of genital ulcer disease. Most countries performed type-specific and/or non-type-specific enzyme immunoassays to detect HSV antibodies. Non-type-specific serology for diagnostic purposes should be actively discouraged. Direct detection methods for HSV, such as PCR, antigen detection and culture, are available in the region, but their usage was extremely low. Their use in Eastern European countries should be actively promoted. The availability of laboratory services must be improved, and countries in the region should implement consensus recommendations for the laboratory diagnosis of genital HSV infections in order to improve clinical practice. |
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