Attach importance to female reproductive tract infection and vaginal microecological diagnosis and treatment in China

Reproductive tract infection is an important part of systemic infection, and it has become a major social and public health problem in the world. Recent studies have shown that reproductive tract infection is closely related to tumor occurrence, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, premature rupture of membranes and premature delivery and so on. Almost all reproductive tract infections are accompanied by changes of genital tract microenvironment. The development of the vaginal microecological detection system and the application of the diagnosis platform for the lower genital tract make it possible toaccurately treat female genital tract infection. Therefore, more and more attention was also paid to the standardized test of female reproductive tract infection and vaginal microecology by experts and scholars in the related fields.(Chin J Lab Med, 2018, 41: 251-253) Key words: Reproductive tract infections; Vagina; Microbiota; Vaginitis; Uterine cervicitis; Sexually transmitted diseases