First detection of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV biovar in the Czech Republic, 2010-2011
Language English Country Sweden Media electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
22264863
PII: 20055
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use MeSH
- Chlamydia trachomatis isolation & purification MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Doxycycline therapeutic use MeSH
- HIV Infections complications MeSH
- Homosexuality, Male * MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum complications diagnosis drug therapy MeSH
- Proctitis complications diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Treatment Outcome MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Doxycycline MeSH
We present four cases of proctitis in HIV-infected men having sex with men (MSM) living in the Czech Republic. The causative agent in all cases was the lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) biovar of Chlamydia trachomatis. The spread of proctitis caused by C. trachomatis serovars L1–3 among MSM has been observed in several European countries, the United States and Canada since 2003. To our knowledge, no LGV cases in eastern Europe have been published to date.
