Asymptomatic Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom

Saxon, Cara; Hughes, Gwenda; Ison, Catherine

doi:10.3201/EID2201.141867

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Asymptomatic Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men who Have Sex with Men, United Kingdom

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By Saxon, Cara ; Hughes, Gwenda ; Ison, Catherine

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Saxon, Cara ; Hughes, Gwenda ; Ison, Catherine
Corporate Authors:

for the UK LGV Case-Finding Group
Description:

We investigated prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) among men who have sex with men who were tested for chlamydia at 12 clinics in the United Kingdom during 10 weeks in 2012. Of 713 men positive for Chlamydia trachomatis, 66 (9%) had LGV serovars; 15 (27%) of 55 for whom data were available were asymptomatic.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Chlamydia Infections Chlamydia Trachomatis Homosexuality, Male Humans Lymphogranuloma Venereum Male Prevalence Rectal Diseases Young Adult
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(1):112-116.
Pubmed ID:

26691688
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4696683
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United Kingdom
Location:

Europe
Volume:

22
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:cea1801809a67fe6cb8300b43f7f201fe92aaba2a286ff62ed5005b31f509330
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