Connect Sign InExploring Genital Ulcer Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, and Key Challenges
This session will provide an overview of the current epidemiology of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in the United States. We will discuss common causes of GUD including genital herpes, syphilis and chancroid. We will discuss the differential diagnosis of GUD and review the laboratory methods used in diagnosing these infections and the challenges associated.
Dr. Salika M. Shakir is a medical director in the AFB, Molecular Automated Detection Laboratory at ARUP Laboratories and an assistant professor (clinical) at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She received her doctorate degree in microbiology and then pursued a research fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). Dr. Shakir then completed a fellowship training in medical and public health microbiology through the University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories. She is board certified by the American Board of Medical Microbiology. Her research and academic interests focus on the implementation of novel diagnostic assays for pathogen detection in the clinical laboratory and effective utilization of these new tests. She has also successfully conducted several industry-sponsored clinical research projects for diagnostic assays and devices in process for FDA approval.
