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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1029-1031, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02389-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Australia: Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis Serovar L2b in Men Who Have Sex with Men{triangledown}

D. Stark,1* S. van Hal,1 R. Hillman,2 J. Harkness,1 and D. Marriott1

Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia,1 STI Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia2

Received 27 November 2006/ Accepted 11 January 2007

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection that is causing an ongoing epidemic in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. Twenty-nine rectal swabs positive for Chlamydia trachomatis were analyzed by real-time PCR for the presence of LGV serovars. Genotyping revealed an identical L2b serovar from four specimens. All patients were MSM and human immunodeficiency virus infected. Three of the four presented with severe ulcerative proctitis. We report a cluster of rectal LGV serovar L2b infections in Sydney, Australia.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW Australia. Phone: 61 2 8382 9196. Fax: 61 2 8382 2989. E-mail: dstark{at}stvincents.com.au.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 24 January 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2007, p. 1029-1031, Vol. 45, No. 3
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02389-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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