New Lymphogranuloma Venereum Chlamydia trachomatis Variant, Amsterdam

New Lymphogranuloma Venereum Chlamydia trachomatis Variant, Amsterdam

We retrospectively conducted a study of men who have sex with men who visited the Amsterdam, the Netherlands, sexually transmitted diseases clinic from January 2002 to December 2003 and had rectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections. We found that symptomatic (73%) as well as asymptomatic (43%) patient...

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Main Authors: Joke Spaargaren, Han S.A. Fennema, Servaas A. Morré, Henry J.C. de Vries, Roel A. Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis
genotype
LGV
omp A gene
L2 variant
L2b
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-0883_article
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Summary:We retrospectively conducted a study of men who have sex with men who visited the Amsterdam, the Netherlands, sexually transmitted diseases clinic from January 2002 to December 2003 and had rectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections. We found that symptomatic (73%) as well as asymptomatic (43%) patients were infected with a new C. trachomatis LGV variant.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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