Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Charlotte A. Gaydos, DrPH, MPH

Misdiagnosis of vaginal infections can lead to inappropriate treatment of vaginal infections, prolong symptoms, and increase an affected woman’s risk of developing serious complications. Clinical procedures and traditional diagnostic techniques are insufficient to accurately diagnose the most common types of vaginal infections. Dr. Charlotte A. Gaydos, Professor of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, joins Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss a validated in vitro diagnostic molecular solution designed to simplify, standardize, and improve the accuracy of vaginal infection diagnosis.