ConditionScreening recommended?Preferred test
Bacterial vaginosis*No
ChlamydiaYes: all pregnant womenNAAT
GonorrheaYes: women who are at risk† or living in a high-prevalence areaNAAT or culture on Thayer-Martin media
Hepatitis BYes: all pregnant womenHBsAg serology
Hepatitis CYes: women who are at high risk‡Anti-HCV
HerpesNo (culture lesions if present)Culture, PCR
HIVYes: all pregnant womenEIA, Western blot
HPVNo
SyphilisYes: all pregnant womenRPR or VDRL
TrichomoniasisNo