Molecular probes and detection of sexually transmitted infections

Abstract Sexually transmitted infections are a collective group of bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections that are primarily transferred through sexual modes of interaction between infected patients to uninfected partners. Sexually transmitted infections are globally present, of high incidence and spread and reported to cause human infections that burden national health-care costs and management. In this chapter, we summarize the current probe-based diagnostics available for the leading curable sexually transmitted infections of bacterial and viral infections.