The silent epidemic of lymphogranuloma venereum inside the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid, Spain, March 2020 to February 2021

Despite social distancing measures implemented in Madrid to prevent the propagation of SARS-CoV-2, a significant increase (57.1%; 28.5 to 38.5 cases/month) in cases of lymphogranuloma venereum was detected during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unusual scenario might have accelerated a shift in Chlamydi...

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Autores principales: Martínez-García, Laura, Rodríguez-Domínguez, Mario, Lejarraga, Clara, Rodríguez-Jiménez, María Concepción, González-Alba, José María, Puerta, Teresa, Sánchez-Conde, Matilde, Hermida, José Manuel, Romero-Hernández, Beatriz, Galán, Juan Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2021
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8103729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33960288
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.18.2100422
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Sumario:Despite social distancing measures implemented in Madrid to prevent the propagation of SARS-CoV-2, a significant increase (57.1%; 28.5 to 38.5 cases/month) in cases of lymphogranuloma venereum was detected during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unusual scenario might have accelerated a shift in Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) epidemiology towards a higher proportion of L genotypes compared with non-L genotypes in CT-positive samples. Our data underscore the importance of surveillance of sexually transmitted infections during the pandemic, in particular among vulnerable populations.

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