Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) is a general term for a variety of diseases transmitted through sexual behavior. There are more than 30 kinds of bacteria, viruses or parasites that may cause STDs, such as Chlamydia, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV, may cause genital warts), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV, may cause AIDS), etc., which may cause genital appearance lesions, increase the chance of cancer, develop symptoms of immunodeficiency, teratogenicity, or vertical transmission to the fetus. According to the statistics of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2017, the top five notifiable infectious diseases are syphilis, tuberculosis, gonorrhea, HIV infection, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, including four STDs. In addition, hepatitis virus can also be transmitted through sexual behavior.
TANBead provides a series of nucleic acid Extraction Reagent Kits with automated nucleic acid extraction instruments of different throughputs, to assist in the diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases.
-Viral Nucleic Acid Extraction Reagent Kits (665 series): It can detect viruses from blood samples, including serum and plasma.
-HPV DNA Extraction Reagent Kits (61H series): It is applicable for HPV typing and can distinguish whether the HPV virus is high-risk type or low-risk type of cervical cancer.
-Sexually transmitted infection (STI) DNA Extraction Reagent Kits (6ST series): It can be used for detecting genital infection pathogens, such as nucleic acid extraction from bacteria, viruses, etc., to assist in molecular testing.
