Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany

To determine prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Germany, we conducted a multicenter study during 2009–2010 and found high rates of rectal and pharyngeal infection in men positive for the causative agent, Chlamydia trachomatis. Many infections were asymptomatic....

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Autores principales: Haar, Karin, Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra, Wisplinghoff, Hilmar, Wisplinghoff, Fabian, Sailer, Andrea, Jansen, Klaus, Henrich, Birgit, Marcus, Ulrich
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121028
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author Haar, Karin
Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra
Wisplinghoff, Hilmar
Wisplinghoff, Fabian
Sailer, Andrea
Jansen, Klaus
Henrich, Birgit
Marcus, Ulrich
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Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra
Wisplinghoff, Hilmar
Wisplinghoff, Fabian
Sailer, Andrea
Jansen, Klaus
Henrich, Birgit
Marcus, Ulrich
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description To determine prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Germany, we conducted a multicenter study during 2009–2010 and found high rates of rectal and pharyngeal infection in men positive for the causative agent, Chlamydia trachomatis. Many infections were asymptomatic. An adjusted C. trachomatis screening policy is justified in Germany.
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spelling pubmed-36476602013-05-13 Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany Haar, Karin Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra Wisplinghoff, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Fabian Sailer, Andrea Jansen, Klaus Henrich, Birgit Marcus, Ulrich Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To determine prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Germany, we conducted a multicenter study during 2009–2010 and found high rates of rectal and pharyngeal infection in men positive for the causative agent, Chlamydia trachomatis. Many infections were asymptomatic. An adjusted C. trachomatis screening policy is justified in Germany. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3647660/ /pubmed/23621949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121028 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Haar, Karin
Dudareva-Vizule, Sandra
Wisplinghoff, Hilmar
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Sailer, Andrea
Jansen, Klaus
Henrich, Birgit
Marcus, Ulrich
Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title_full Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title_fullStr Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title_full_unstemmed Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title_short Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Screened for Pharyngeal and Rectal Infection, Germany
title_sort lymphogranuloma venereum in men screened for pharyngeal and rectal infection, germany
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.121028
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