scholarly journals Outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Barcelona 2007/08 – an opportunity to debate sexual health at the EuroGames 2008

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Vall Mayans ◽  
E Caballero ◽  
P Garcia de Olalla ◽  
P Armengol ◽  
MG Codina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
First Case ◽  
Sex With Men

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (L serovars L1, L2 or L3). Since 2003, several outbreaks of rectal LGV affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) have occurred in western Europe [1]. The first case in Spain was confirmed in Barcelona in 2005 [2], but no further cases have been detected in this city since until September 2007. We briefly summarise the characteristics of the LGV cases diagnosed at the outpatient STI clinic in Barcelona between September 2007 and April 2008.

scholarly journals Steady increase of lymphogranuloma venereum cases, Czech Republic, 2010 to 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Rob ◽  
Kateřina Jůzlová ◽  
Helena Krutáková ◽  
Hana Zákoucká ◽  
Daniela Vaňousová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
First Case ◽  
Sex With Men

Since the notification of the first case of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in the Czech Republic in 2010, the numbers of LGV cases have steadily increased in the country. In 2015, 40 LGV cases were diagnosed, bringing the total for 2010–2015, to 88 cases. The profile of the most affected group, HIV-positive men who have sex with men with a previous sexually transmitted infection, matches that of those described in LGV outbreaks in western Europe.

scholarly journals Two cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in homosexual men in Stockholm

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Berglund ◽  
G Bratt ◽  
B Herrmann ◽  
A Karlsson ◽  
M Löfdahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Lymphogranuloma Venereum ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sex With Men

Two cases of the sexually transmitted infection lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) were detected in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sweden during 2004

Rectal chlamydia – should screening be recommended in women?

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 476-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirina Andersson ◽  
Jens Boman ◽  
Elisabet Nylander
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Anal Intercourse ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Partial Explanation ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Urogenital Infection ◽  
Sex With Men

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe and has large impacts on patients’ physical and emotional health. Unidentified asymptomatic rectal Chlamydia trachomatis could be a partial explanation for the high Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence. In this study, we evaluated rectal Chlamydia trachomatis testing in relation to symptoms and sexual habits in women and men who have sex with men. Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence was 9.1% in women and 0.9% in men who have sex with men. None of the patients reported any rectal symptoms; 59.0% of the women with a rectal Chlamydia trachomatis infection denied anal intercourse and 18.8% did not have a urogenital infection; 9.4% did neither have a urogenital infection nor reported anal sex. We suggest that rectal sampling should be considered in women visiting sexually transmitted infection clinics regardless of rectal symptoms and irrespective of anal intercourse, since our data suggest that several cases of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis otherwise would be missed, thus enabling further disease transmission.

scholarly journals Does online sexually transmitted infection screening compromise care? A service evaluation comparing the management of chlamydial infection diagnosed online and in clinic

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 528-532
Author(s):  
Nur Gasmelsid ◽  
Benjamin CB Moran ◽  
Tom Nadarzynski ◽  
Rajul Patel ◽  
Elizabeth Foley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽  
Chlamydial Infection ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
The United Kingdom

Patient demand on sexual health services in the United Kingdom is so high that many services have introduced online screening to accommodate more patients. There are concerns that these services may not be accessible to all. This service evaluation was undertaken to determine whether online screening is accessible by those patients most at need by comparing the demographics and number of asymptomatic chlamydial infections detected online and in clinic. No difference was found in the age nor level of deprivation, demonstrating that online services are an accessible way to screen for sexually transmitted infections without overburdening established services.

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