Gynecological diseases are often the result of progressive or long-standing and passive infections. Timely and qualitative detection of the causative agent of infection can prevent serious consequences of vital activity of pathological organisms, and, of course, it is necessary to seriously approach the choice of the method for diagnosing infectious infection.
Gynecology has by now advanced far in the methods of effective diagnosis of infection of patients, as well as determining the source of sexual infection. And one of the most effective methods is the analysis of the polymer chain reaction (PCR).
What is PCR in gynecology?
PCR is an analysis used in gynecology, which allows to determine the presence of infection and its pathogen with an accuracy close to 100%.
What is included in the PCR analysis? The method of PCR diagnosis of infection involves identifying the signs of the DNA of the pathogen in biological material - blood, urine, mucosal scraping. Once pathological DNA is detected, it multiplies several times until the amount of DNA is sufficient to accurately identify the causative agent of the infection.
What does the PCR analysis show?
PCR makes it possible to quickly and accurately know about the presence of the infection and its pathogen in the test tissues, and also to diagnose not only diseases at the acute stage or acute, but also lethargic or latent infections .
Which method of examination is better: PCR or ELISA (enzyme immunoassay)?
Analysis of ELISA indicates the reaction of immunity to one or another causative agent, which gives the right to assume the presence of infection. However, this method has a large percentage of error due to the individuality of the patient's immune systems and the ability of pathogens to cause the immune system to respond in different conditions. Because of the characteristics of the immune system, the results of studies can show both a false-positive result, and a negative one. With such sensitivity indicators, the ELISA technique loses PCR significantly. However, these diagnostic methods can perfectly complement each other, which will further improve the accuracy of the survey and help you choose the most optimal complex of infection treatment.