HealthLand launches ultra-high sensitivity HIV RNA PCR test

HONG KONG SAR – Media
OutReach – 30 June 2021 – To
detect Sexually Transmitted Disease STDs,
blood samples are usually used to detect antigens and antibodies. Different
from general practices, HealthLand provides comprehensive RNA STD detection
technology, covering most common STDs.
Compared with antigen and antibody detection, RNA venereal disease
detection has higher sensitivity and accuracy, with a shorter detection time.

The
HIV RNA PCR test is used to detect HIV
infection early after exposure. The window period is the 7th day after
exposure. In the HIV
RNA PCR test, STDs
can only be detected if there are 40 particles or more of the virus in each
millilitre of blood.

The use of RNA detection
technology can also detect common STDs
that cannot be detected by general antigen and antibody detection, including
Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma Genitalium, Urea plasma urealyticum, and Urea
plasma parvum. These are the main reasons that men suffer from urethritis. RNA
detection technology can also detect STDs
that are usually transmitted from women to men, including non-gonococcal urethritis,
pubic lice,
Candida
and Gardnerella vaginalis,
which are not detected by general antigen-antibody tests. Therefore, RNA
testing for STDs
is more expensive than antigen-antibody testing.

Genetic testing
is a technology that detects RNA through blood, other body fluids or cells. It
mainly takes oral mucosal cells or other tissue cells shed by the subject,
amplifies their genetic information, and detects the RNA molecular information
in the cells through equipment. Through genetic testing,
diseases can be diagnosed, and the risk of diseases can be predicted.

At
present, the most widely used genetic testing
is the detection of neonatal genetic diseases, the diagnosis of genetic
diseases and the auxiliary diagnosis of some common diseases. There are
currently more than 1,000 genetic diseases that can be diagnosed through genetic testing
technology. Genetic testing
can detect the risk of disease in advance, prevent or take measures in advance,
and the continuous development of casual medical technology and equipment. At
present, there are more than 20 diseases that can be predicted by genetic testing
methods.

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Sexually transmitted diseases
are terrible infectious diseases. There are more than 30 different types of sexually transmitted
diseases. Most types of sexually transmitted diseases,
such as syphilis,
genital herpes,
genital wart,
gonorrhoea,
scabies
and trichomoniasis,
are asymptomatic at first. Therefore, the unknowing carrier has a great risk of
infecting others. Infection of STDs
at birth or before birth would cause adverse effects on the fetus. Sometimes, sexual dysfunction
such as impotence
and premature ejaculation
can even cause problems that affect fertility. Therefore, it is very important
to find the means of transmission
and treatment of STDs.
Regular and comprehensive health checkups/physical examinations
can prevent those who are infected with STDs
from unknowingly infecting others.