Chlamydia trachomatis Infection of the Neovagina in Transgender Women

We report 2 cases of neovaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in transgender women who underwent penile-inversion vaginoplasty procedures with integrated peritoneum and urethral grafts. These tissue types may have facilitated C. trachomatis infection. Medical providers should implement neovaginal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Radix, Asa E, Harris, Alexander B, Belkind, Uri, Ting, Jess, Goldstein, Zil G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7200138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz470
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Sumario:We report 2 cases of neovaginal Chlamydia trachomatis infection in transgender women who underwent penile-inversion vaginoplasty procedures with integrated peritoneum and urethral grafts. These tissue types may have facilitated C. trachomatis infection. Medical providers should implement neovaginal screening for bacterial sexually transmitted infections in transgender patients at risk for infection.

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