Rapid Gonorrhea Testing

Working to reduce the spread of gonorrhea through the development of a rapid and accurate point-of-care test

A Growing Public Health Need

With the number of cases on the rise and the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains, diagnosing and treating gonorrhea is an increasingly critical public health need. The challenge for healthcare professionals is identifying infected women, given that ~80% of cases are asymptomatic, compared to only 10-15% of asymptomatic cases in men.² Despite the lack of immediate symptoms, if left untreated in women, gonorrhea can lead to painful pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility.

56%

Increase in gonorrhea cases in the US between 2015 and 2019¹

>50%

Of infections were resistant to at least one antibiotic in 2019¹

~80%

Of women and 10-15% of men infected with gonorrhea may be asymptomatic²

The Benefits of a Rapid Gonorrhea Test

One of the biggest challenges with treating gonorrhea is delivering timely results, preferably at the visit when the test is given. Several studies have shown that 20% or more of patients with positive STI test restults fail to return for treatment³, which may in part be explained by the lack of immediate symptoms in women and the stigma associated with STIs as well as difficulties obtaining time off from work and finding transportation to the healthcare facility. These missed treatment opportunities will likely lead to additional disease transmission.

Delivering results during a patient visit has been problematic. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) are the current gold standard, but most NAATs for gonorrhea must be performed in a central lab, requiring patients to return to their health care provider for treatment when the results are positive. Diagnostic tests that can be performed at the point of care and provide results within minutes could help ensure more patients with gonorrhea receive treatment, potentially stopping the transmission cycle.

“If an infected patient receives timely treatment at an initial visit, further transmission can be interrupted.”

-Barrow, et al.³

Rapid Gonorrhea Testing at the Point-of-Care

Designed to maximize health outcomes in the face of infectious diseases like gonorrhea, the Talis One™ Test System† may enable fast, accurate, lab-quality molecular diagnostic testing in a variety of health care settings.

The Talis One system is poised to help you break the cycle of transmission of STIs. Tell us what capabilities you’d like to see in a point-of-care gonorrhea test.

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