Sexual Transmitted Diseases

The Institute of Virology was preoccupied of the study of sexual transmitted diseases since the beginning of the scientifically research in our Institute, with the emphasis mostly on the infections due to Chlamydia and Mycoplasma, since the viral diseases have less evident manifestations in the genital area and mainly organic localization following the dissemination.

The department that works in infectious diseases
has the following objectives:

the study of new techniques (molecular biology) which will contribute to an early and noninvasive diagnose
the study of some modalities of prevention and treatment for these diseases
assuring medical assistance for the general population

The effective activity of the STD laboratory
consists in:

culturing, identifying and differentiating the uro-genital Mycoplasma, test of susceptibility to antibiotics
detection of the LPS antigen for Chlamydia Trachomatis using mono and polyclonal antibodies enzyme labeled
detection of antibodies anti Chlamydia Trachomatis by ELSA tests
detection of the Chlamydia Trachomatis”s genome by PCR
optimization of the PCR for detection of the Mycoplasma genitalium genome
diagnose of the HSV infection by immunofluorescence and ELISA tests