title: Molecular diagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum in patients with genital ulcer disease.
abstract: The detection of herpes, chancroid, and syphilis in genital ulcers is done by PCR. This is not so for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). We report on the use of a PCR with digestion that differentiates the LGV biovar from the trachoma biovar. Our findings suggest that the clinical description of LGV in current textbooks is incomplete.
authors.affiliation: Genital Ulcer Disease Research Unit of the University of KwaZuluNatal, Durban, South Africa. sturm@kznu.ac.za
authors.forename: Patrick D J
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.forename: Prashini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moodley
authors.forename: Keshnie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bohlken
authors.forename: Trusha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vanmali
authors.forename: A Willem
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Sturm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology