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

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.

Published ahead of print on 24 January 2007.