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Lymphogranuloma venereum genovariants in men having sex with men in Italy.
Sexually transmitted infections - 1 Sept 2021
Marangoni Antonella, Foschi Claudio, Tartari Federico, Gaspari Valeria, Re Maria Carla
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an STI caused by Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1-L3. In Europe, the current epidemic is caused mainly by L2b genovariant, although increasing cases associated with other L2 variants have been reported. Here, we assessed the distribution of rectal LGV genovariants among men having sex with men (MSM) in Italy. METHODS: From 2016 to 2020, all the anorectal swabs...
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