Repeated detection of lymphogranuloma venereum caused by Chlamydia trachomatis L2 in homosexual men in Hamburg
| Autor: | A. von Krosigk, Andreas Plettenberg, Thomas Meyer, Rüdiger Arndt |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Sexually transmitted disease Male Letter Molecular Sequence Data Chlamydia trachomatis Dermatology Disease urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease_cause Germany medicine Humans Amino Acid Sequence Homosexuality Male business.industry Lymphogranuloma venereum Inguinal lymphadenopathy Chlamydia Infections medicine.disease Virology female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Genital ulcer Infectious Diseases Trachoma Immunology Lymphogranuloma Venereum medicine.symptom business Sequence Alignment |
| Popis: | Bacteria of the species Chlamydia trachomatis are divided into serovars that are associated with different disease manifestations. Serovars A-C cause trachoma, which occurs mainly in undeveloped countries. Serovars D-K are responsible for oculogenital infections, and serovars L1, L2, and L3 cause lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). Infections of serovars A-K are usually confined to the mucosal epithelia of the eyes and the anogenital tract. In contrast, the L-serovars are more invasive and may induce genital ulcer or inguinal lymphadenopathy after passing the epithelial surface.1 While serovars D-K are distributed worldwide and represent the most frequent bacterial sexually transmitted disease in Europe and North America, LGV caused by the L-serovars is a very rare … |
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