Abstract
Urethral lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is not screened routinely. We found that in 341 men having sex with men with anorectal LGV, 7 (2.1%) had concurrent urethral LGV. Among 59 partners, 4 (6.8%) had urethral LGV infections. Urethral LGV is common, probably key in transmission, and missed in current routine LGV screening algorithms.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
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Contact Tracing
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Epidemics
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Homosexuality, Male
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Humans
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Lymphogranuloma Venereum / epidemiology*
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Lymphogranuloma Venereum / prevention & control
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Lymphogranuloma Venereum / transmission*
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Male
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Mass Screening
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Netherlands / epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Rectal Diseases / drug therapy
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Rectal Diseases / epidemiology*
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Risk Factors
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Sexual Behavior
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Sexual Partners*
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Urethral Diseases / drug therapy
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Urethral Diseases / epidemiology*