No evidence for LGV transmission among heterosexuals in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Abstract Background In recent years a few cases of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in heterosexuals in Europe have been reported. It is not known whether LGV transmission among heterosexuals occurs on a wider scale. Methods Heterosexual male and female STI clinic clients (n = 587) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a positive nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) result for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) were screened for IgA anti-MOMP in serum. If the value was above the cut-off index (2.0) the patient’s CT positive urogenital, ocular or rectal sample(s) were selected and tested for LGV by an in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Research Notes ; volume 7, issue 1 ; ISSN 1756-0500 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | General Biochemistry / Genetics and Molecular Biology / General Medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26850167 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-355 |