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Lymphogranuloma venereum in Portugal: unusual events and new variants during 2007.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Feb 2009
Gomes João Paulo, Nunes Alexandra, Florindo Carlos, Ferreira Maria Arminda, Santo Irene, Azevedo Jacinta, Borrego Maria José
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BACKGROUND: Several European countries identified an ongoing LGV outbreak, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). In Portugal, no particular surveillance measures were launched. Nonetheless, circulating LGV strains could eventually be detected through the routine Chlamydia trachomatis ompA genotyping procedure held in the Portuguese National Institute of Health (NIH). METHODS: During 2007, 178...
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