Ongoing evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum: exploring the genomic diversity of circulating strains

HMB Seth-Smith, A Bénard, SM Bruisten… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), the invasive infection of the sexually transmissible
infection (STI) Chlamydia trachomatis, is caused by strains from the LGV biovar, most …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid increase in lymphogranuloma venereum among HIV-negative men who have sex with men, England, 2019

M Prochazka, H Charles, H Allen, M Cole… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Incidence of lymphogranuloma venereum increased in England during 2018–2019, after a
period of decline. Our retrospective analysis of national surveillance data identified a rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men: a 3-year nationwide survey, France, 2020 to 2022

O Peuchant, C Laurier-Nadalié, L Albucher… - …, 2024 - eurosurveillance.org
Background In France, lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) testing switched from universal
to selective testing in 2016. Aim To investigate changes in LGV-affected populations, we …

Transcontinental Dissemination of the L2b/D-Da Recombinant Chlamydia trachomatis Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Strain: Need of Broad Multi-Country …

V Borges, J Isidro, C Correia, D Cordeiro… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Previously, we identified a Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
recombinant strain possessing a non-LGV ompA genotype. Here, culture-independent …

What's Old Is New: the Evolution of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Proctitis in Persons Living with HIV

RM Gravett, J Marrazzo - Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) has re-emerged as a
consequential anorectal sexually transmitted infection with high burden among persons …

Lymphogranuloma venereum: a retrospective analysis of an emerging sexually transmitted disease in a Lisbon Tertiary Center

JM Neves, R Ramos Pinheiro… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexual transmitted infection (STI),
currently endemic within the population of men who have sex with men (MSM) of Western …

Specific high-resolution scheme to improve understanding of the spatio-temporal dispersion of lymphogranuloma venereum epidemic

L Martínez-García, JM González-Alba… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is already endemic in vulnerable
populations in several European countries; however, molecular epidemiology data with …

ompA Sequencing and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Cases in Buenos Aires Reveal New Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes

KA Büttner, AC Entrocassi, ML Gallo Vaulet… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since the Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) outbreak was first described in Buenos Aires
in 2017, the detected strains presented peculiar characteristics. Our goal was to increase the …

Whole Genome Sequencing of a Chlamydia trachomatis Strain Responsible for a Case of Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Italy

A Marangoni, S Amadesi, ME Djusse, C Foschi… - Current Issues in …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic sexually transmitted infection caused by
Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1 to L3. The current LGV cases in Europe are mainly …

Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Lymphogranuloma Venereum in a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic in Lisbon, 2001 to 2020

F Bonito, J Alves, Z Lodhia, D Cordeiro… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Between 2001 and 2020, 54 LGV cases were diagnosed in a sexually transmitted disease
clinic in Lisbon, most in men who have sex with men (87%), HIV negative (63%), from the …