TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymphogranuloma venereum serovar L2b in Portugal
AU - Castro, R.
AU - Baptista, T.
AU - Vale, A.
AU - Nunes, H.
AU - Prieto, E.
AU - Araújo, C.
AU - Mansinho, K.
AU - Da Luz Martins Pereira, F.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Chlamydia trachomatis, serovar L2, is the causative agent of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), which during recent years has been responsible for various outbreaks reported among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Western Europe, America, Canada and Australia. Samples from nine patients with chronic proctitis, seen at a local hospital were sent to us for identification of C. trachomatis serovar L2. The presence of C. trachomatis serovar L DNA was identified by realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in two patients. They both had high positive C. trachomatis antibody titres (≥10,000) and were found to be infected with serovar L2b by sequencing after amplification of the omp 1 gene by a nested PCR technique. These two individuals met the diagnostic criteria for LGV serovar L2b infection and, to our knowledge, these are the first cases described in Portugal.
AB - Chlamydia trachomatis, serovar L2, is the causative agent of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), which during recent years has been responsible for various outbreaks reported among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Western Europe, America, Canada and Australia. Samples from nine patients with chronic proctitis, seen at a local hospital were sent to us for identification of C. trachomatis serovar L2. The presence of C. trachomatis serovar L DNA was identified by realtime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in two patients. They both had high positive C. trachomatis antibody titres (≥10,000) and were found to be infected with serovar L2b by sequencing after amplification of the omp 1 gene by a nested PCR technique. These two individuals met the diagnostic criteria for LGV serovar L2b infection and, to our knowledge, these are the first cases described in Portugal.
KW - LGV in europe
KW - LGV in portugal
KW - LGV L2b
KW - LGV proctitis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950813179&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009134
DO - 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009134
M3 - Article
C2 - 20378898
AN - SCOPUS:77950813179
VL - 21
SP - 265
EP - 266
JO - International Journal Of Std & Aids
JF - International Journal Of Std & Aids
SN - 0956-4624
IS - 4
ER -
