[HTML][HTML] Concern regarding the alleged spread of hypervirulent lymphogranuloma venereum Chlamydia trachomatis strain in Europe

HMB Seth-Smith, JC Galán, D Goldenberger… - …, 2017 - eurosurveillance.org
To the editor: A recent surveillance and outbreak report published in Eurosurveillance by
Petrovay et al. on the 'Emergence of the lymphogranuloma venereum L2c genovariant …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence of LGV in Western Europe: what do we know, what can we do?

MJW Van de Laar - Eurosurveillance, 2006 - eurosurveillance.org
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), a systemic sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused
by a variety of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, occurs rarely in the Western world [1] …

[HTML][HTML] Steady increase of lymphogranuloma venereum cases, Czech Republic, 2010 to 2015

F Rob, K Jůzlová, H Krutáková, H Zákoucká… - …, 2016 - eurosurveillance.org
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 …

Confirmed inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum genovar L2c in a man who had sex with men, Slovenia, 2015

M Matičič, I Klavs, J Videčnik Zorman… - …, 2016 - eurosurveillance.org
A laboratory-confirmed lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) case in Slovenia was reported in
2015, in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative man presenting with inguinal …

Chlamydia trachomatis samples testing falsely negative in the Aptima Combo 2 test in Finland, 2019

M Unemo, D Getman, R Hadad, M Cole… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
To the editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Rantakokko-Jalava et al. about
false-negative Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) specimens in the nucleic acid amplification test …

[HTML][HTML] Lymphogranuloma venereum emerging in men who have sex with men in Germany

V Bremer, T Meyer, U Marcus, O Hamouda - Eurosurveillance, 2006 - eurosurveillance.org
A resurgence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has been observed in several
European countries. LGV is not a mandatorily notifiable disease in Germany. Reports of LGV …

First detection of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV biovar in the Czech Republic, 2010–2011

D Vanousova, H Zakoucka, D Jilich… - …, 2012 - eurosurveillance.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing trends of lymphogranuloma venereum among HIV-negative and asymptomatic men who have sex with men, the Netherlands, 2011 to 2017

F van Aar, MM Kroone, HJC de Vries… - …, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Introduction Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), an invasive form of Chlamydia trachomatis
infection, has been reported among (mainly HIV-positive) men who have sex with men …

Lymphogranuloma venereum in Europe, 2003-2008

EJ Savage, MJ Van de Laar, A Gallay… - …, 2009 - eurosurveillance.org
Lymphogranuloma venereum, caused by the L serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis, emerged
in Europe in 2003 and a series of outbreaks were reported in different countries. The …

Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis escaping detection in the Aptima Combo 2 assay also present in Örebro County, Sweden, May 2019

M Unemo, M Hansen, R Hadad, Y Lindroth… - …, 2019 - eurosurveillance.org
We identified the first two cases of the Finnish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis (F-
nvCT) beyond Finland in two clinical urogenital specimens in Örebro County, Sweden …