Sexual Health | Pathology | Diagnosing Donovanosis
Diagnosing Donovanosis
Session Overview
Description
This session covers the various methods of diagnosing donovanosis in the laboratory. It describes the samples that are required, the nature of the tests and their potential advantages and disadvantages.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Identify what samples should be taken to make a diagnosis of donovanosis
- Describe which tests are available and appropriate to detect donovanosis
- Interpret the results of tests for donovanosis
Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should review:
- Module 2/Interpreting Laboratory TestsInterpreting Laboratory Tests (260-0018)
- Module 2/Antigen and Antibody Tests (260-0019)
- Module 2/Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (260-0020)
- Module 4/LGV, Chancroid and Donovanosis (260-0063)
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