Substantial underdiagnosis of lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men in Europe: preliminary findings from a multicentre surveillance pilot

MJ Cole, N Field, R Pitt, AJ Amato-Gauci… - Sexually transmitted …, 2020 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Understanding the public health impact of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) in
Europe is hampered by inadequate diagnostics and surveillance systems in many European …

Lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in the Netherlands: regional differences in testing rates lead to underestimation of the incidence …

NE Koper, MA Van der Sande, HM Gotz… - …, 2013 - eurosurveillance.org
Since 2003, an epidemic of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has been ongoing in men
who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe. Of 92,271 MSM consulting sexually transmitted …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid increase in lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men, United Kingdom, 2003 to September 2015

T Childs, I Simms, S Alexander, K Eastick… - …, 2015 - eurosurveillance.org
United Kingdom (UK) national data show a sharp increase in diagnoses of
lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) since 2012. Most cases are in men who have sex with …

Lymphogranuloma venereum is on the rise in Belgium among HIV negative men who have sex with men: surveillance data from 2011 until the end of June 2017

I De Baetselier, A Tsoumanis, R Verbrugge… - BMC Infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background The number of cases of Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is increasing in
Europe. The described epidemic is mostly confined to HIV positive men who have sex with …

Lymphogranuloma venereum diagnoses among men who have sex with men in the UK: interpreting a cross-sectional study using an epidemic phase-specific …

G Hughes, S Alexander, I Simms, S Conti… - Sexually transmitted …, 2013 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the drivers behind the epidemic expansion of lymphogranuloma
venereum (LGV) cases in late 2009 to help inform infection control. Methods An epidemic …

[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 …

Lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men. An epidemiological and clinical review

NHN De Vrieze, HJC De Vries - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection, previously only seen
in tropical regions. This changed in 2003 when the first endemically acquired LGV cases …

The prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum infection in men who have sex with men: results of a multicentre case finding study

H Ward, S Alexander, C Carder, G Dean… - Sexually transmitted …, 2009 - sti.bmj.com
Objective: To determine the prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and non-LGV
associated serovars of urethral and rectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in men who …

Update on lymphogranuloma venereum in the United Kingdom

H Jebbari, S Alexander, H Ward, B Evans… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: This report updates the UK epidemiology of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
to the end of April 2007. Methods: The Health Protection Agency's Centre for Infections …