Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Patients Referred to Iranian Hospital in Dubai by Real-Time PCR method in 2022-2023

Subject Areas : microbiology

Fariya Moslemmi ¹ , Mohsen Zargar ^{2 *} , مهرداد معماریان ³

1 - Department of Microbiology, Qo.C. Islamic Azad University, Qom. Iran
2 - Department of Microbiology, Qo.C. Islamic Azad University, Qom. Iran
3 - Department of Microbiology, Qo.C. Islamic Azad University, Qom. Iran

Received: 2025-04-12 Accepted : 2025-05-04 Published : 2025-04-26

Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Real Time-PCR, Outbreak, Iranian Hospital Dubai, Ureaplasma parvum,

Abstract :

Sexually transmitted diseases have become highly prevalent in various societies around the world due to increased sexual contact. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in patients referred to the Iranian Hospital in Dubai using the Real Time-PCR method in the years 2022-2023. The present study is a descriptive-cross-sectional study. Samples were taken from 657 patients referred to the Iranian Hospital in Dubai with infection by swabbing the urinary tracts of men (urethral) and the genital tract of women (vaginal). Genome extraction from the samples was performed using the MAGPURIX device. The diagnostic kit for 12 sexually transmitted agents from SINGUWAY and the Real Time-PCR technique were used to identify the causative agents. SPSS 30 software was used to review and statistically analyze the research findings, and REST 2009 software was used to review the Real Time-PCR results. The results show that the highest frequency was Ureaplasma parvum 42.61%, Candida albicans 22.52%, Herpes simplex virus 1 with a frequency of 22.37%, and the lowest frequency was Treponema pallidum 0.3%. Also, participants came from 87 countries, 53% of whom were Asian and 19% of whom were Iranian. Screening for various sexually transmitted agents using precise molecular methods, including Real Time-PCR, would be very effective as part of a health program, so that accurate and rapid diagnosis can greatly help in infection control and proper treatment.

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