Exploring Genital Ulcer Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, and Key Challenges

This video provides an overview of the common causes of genital ulcer disease (GUD) including genital herpes, syphilis, and chancroid. There will be a differential diagnosis of GUD, a review of the laboratory methods used in diagnosing these infections, and an overview of the challenges associated with diagnosing GUD.

Presented by
Salika M. Shakir, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, Microbial Amplified Detection, AFB, ARUP Laboratories