title: Urethral lymphogranuloma venereum infections in men with anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum and their partners: the missing link in the current epidemic?
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.
authors.affiliation: STI Outpatient Clinic, Public Health Laboratory, Cluster of Infectious Diseases Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nynke Hesselina Neeltje
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: de Vrieze
authors.forename: Martijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Rooijen
authors.forename: Arjen Gerard Cornelis Lambertus
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Speksnijder
authors.forename: Henry John C
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016358:Contact Tracing; D058872:Epidemics; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents