&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Written by&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://cms.pulse-clinic.com/pulseteam/2&quot;&gt;Dr.Deyn Natthakhet Yaemim (Founding Director)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;on 6 June 2016, Last updated 31 December 2020&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;What we&#39;ll learn here?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- WHAT ARE URINE PCR &amp;amp; SWAB PCR TEST?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;WHAT INFECTION CAN THE DNA PCR DETECT?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;WHICH BODY PART CAN I GET TESTED FOR ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS USING DNA PCR TEST?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;URINE PCR FOR 7 INFECTIONS&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR RESULTS OF URINE PCR AND SWAB PCR?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sexually transmitted infections&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;are a very frequent and under-diagnosed cause of illness worldwide. A high number of detection methods and a large range of specimens in which sexually transmitted infections can be determined are available at the moment.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;can be performed on first void urine, throat swab, vaginal and cervical swab, anal swab offer the advantage of being painless non-invasive, self-collectable and high sensitivity and specificity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Most of the time, people with sexually transmitted infections do not have any symptoms, this is called asymptomatic infection which means the person carries infections without having any symptom but is able to pass it on to their partners through kissing and/or oral sex.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Asymptomatic testing, getting tested even though you don&#39;t have any symptom, is a good idea to make sure you DO NOT have any infections hidden in your throat, vaginal canal and cervix, urethra and urine as well as anal canal. And if the test detects DNA of any bacterial or viral STIs, it will be a good chance for you to start treatment in time and tell your partner to get treatment as well to prevent transmission to other people in the community. This is a very helpful way to reduce STI transmission in the community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Nucleic-acid amplification tests, also known as NATs or NAATs, are used to identify small amounts of DNA or RNA in test samples. They can, therefore, be used to identify bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens even when the material of interest is present in very small amounts. When it comes to STD testing, there are NAAT tests available that can detect a variety of different STDs. In fact, most urine tests for STDs are performed using nucleic-acid amplification tests.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;whatarepcrtest&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WHAT ARE URINE PCR &amp;amp; SWAB PCR TEST?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PCR&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;stands for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Polymerase Chain Reaction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;it is also celled&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;is a&amp;nbsp;modern molecular technique&amp;nbsp;used to detect a particular pathogen (virus or bacterium) in a specimen of blood, body fluid or other tissue.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;This technique detects virus/bacterial&amp;rsquo;s DNA.&lt;/span&gt; The nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) is the recommended testing method for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma, and Trichomonas, among other infections. It has&amp;nbsp;very high&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;specificity (higher than&amp;nbsp;&lt;span lang=&quot;TH&quot; xml:lang=&quot;TH&quot;&gt;99.5%)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;higher sensitivity&amp;nbsp;and accuracy than culture&amp;nbsp;(old diagnosis technique). Painless Urine PCR (Yeah, you just have to pee) and Genital PCR were significantly more sensitive than culture in men and women&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It can detect infection whether the organism is dead or alive!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;This is mostly done in first-world countries and medical schools.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;whatinfectiondetect&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WHAT INFECTION CAN THE DNA PCR DETECT?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;In people who has infection with symptom (symptomatic infection) and without symptoms (asymptomatic infections), DNA PCR TEST can detect;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chlamydia trachomatis&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;(serovars A-K) which causes&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/chlamydia/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;chlamydia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chlamydia trachomatis&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;(serovars L1-L3) which causes&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/lgv.htm&quot;&gt;LGV&amp;nbsp;or Lymphogranuloma venereum&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neisseria gonorrhoeae&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;which causes&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/gonorrhea&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;Gonorrhea&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trichomonas vaginalis&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;which causes&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/trichomoniasis&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;Trichomoniasis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mycoplasma hominis&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mycoplasma genitalium&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/mycoplasma-genitalium/&quot;&gt;(an emerging STI)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ureaplasma urealyticum&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/3/1/97-0103_article&quot;&gt;(read more)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ureaplasma&amp;nbsp;parvum&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/ureaplasma-parvum&quot;&gt;(read more)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Herpes Simplex Virus type I&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/search?w=herpes&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(read about Herpes Simplex Virus)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Herpes Simplex Virus type II&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Treponema pallidum&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;which causes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/sy&quot;&gt;syphilis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haemophilus ducreyi&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;which causes&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00ccff;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/chancroid.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;chancroid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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