Diagnostic and Clinical Implications of Anorectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

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Authors

Akke K. van der Bij

Joke Spaargaren

Servaas A. Morré · Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

H Fennema · GGD Amsterdam

Adrian Mindel · The University of Sydney

R A Coutinho · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Henry J.C. de Vries · GGD Amsterdam

Abstract

LGV testing is recommended for MSM with anorectal chlamydia. If routine LGV serovar typing is unavailable, we propose administration of syndromic LGV treatment for MSM with anorectal chlamydia and either proctitis detected by proctoscopic examination, > 10 white blood cells/high-power field detected on an anorectal smear specimen, or HIV seropositivity.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 42, Issue 2, pp. 186-194

DOI: 10.1086/498904

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