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

D Vanousova; H Zákoucká; D Jilich; H Rozsypal; M Stankova; S Zufanova; N Vojackova; J Hercogova; J Marvan; L Machala

doi:10.2807/ese.17.02.20055-en

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First detection of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV biovar in the Czech Republic, 2010–2011
D Vanousova¹ , H Zákoucká² , D Jilich³ , H Rozsypal³ , M Stankova³ , S Zufanova² , N Vojackova¹ , J Hercogova¹ , J Marvan⁴ , L Machala⁵
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Dermatovenereology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic ² National Reference Laboratory for Diagnostics of Syphilis and Chlamydia Infections, National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic ³ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic ⁴ Department of Surgery, University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic ⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic

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L Machala
ladimachala centrum.cz
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Citation style for this article: Vanousova D, Zákoucká H, Jilich D, Rozsypal H, Stankova M, Zufanova S, Vojackova N, Hercogova J, Marvan J, Machala L. First detection of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV biovar in the Czech Republic, 2010–2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(2):pii=20055. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.02.20055-en Received: 14 Dec 2011

Abstract

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 (LGV) biovar of Chlamydia trachomatis. The spread of proctitis caused by C. trachomatis serovars L1-3 among MSM has been observed in several European countries, the United States and Canada since 2003. To our knowledge, no LGV cases in eastern Europe have been published to date.