Urethral lymphogranuloma venereum infections in men with anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum and their partners: the missing link in the current epidemic?

Nynke Hesselina Neeltje de Vrieze; Martijn van Rooijen; Arjen Gerard Cornelis Lambertus Speksnijder; Henry John C de Vries

doi:10.1097/01.OLQ.0000431359.26583.13

Urethral lymphogranuloma venereum infections in men with anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum and their partners: the missing link in the current epidemic?

Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Aug;40(8):607-8. doi: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000431359.26583.13.

Authors

Nynke Hesselina Neeltje de Vrieze¹, Martijn van Rooijen, Arjen Gerard Cornelis Lambertus Speksnijder, Henry John C de Vries

Affiliation

¹ STI Outpatient Clinic, Public Health Laboratory, Cluster of Infectious Diseases Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 23859905
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000431359.26583.13

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

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
Contact Tracing
Epidemics
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / epidemiology*
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / prevention & control
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / transmission*
Male
Mass Screening
Netherlands / epidemiology
Prevalence
Rectal Diseases / drug therapy
Rectal Diseases / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners*
Urethral Diseases / drug therapy
Urethral Diseases / epidemiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents