Objective To find out the infection rates of pat hogens in the patients with sexually transmitted diseases(STD) in Hengyang area. Methods Pathogens in 2420 probable patients with STD were det ected by pathogenic culture(Neisseria gonorrhoeae,NG;Ure aplasma urealyticum,UU; and Mycoplasma hominis,MH),poly merase chain reaction (Chlamydia trachomatis,CT;Human pa pillomavirus,HPV; and Herps simplex virus,HSV),rapid pla sma reagin card test and TP-PA test (Treponema pallidum,TP),res pectively. Results The positive rate of STD pathogens was 38 .1%(922/2420).Of 922 conformed cases,the positive rate o...