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. 2022 Jan 1;49(1):e26-e28.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001483.

Detection of Lymphogranuloma Venereum-Associated Chlamydia trachomatis L2 Serovars in Remnant Rectal Specimens Collected from 7 US Public Health Laboratories

Kai H Chi  1 , Alex de Voux  1 , Monica Morris  1 , Samantha S Katz  1 , Allan Pillay  1 , Damien Danavall  1 , Katherine E Bowden  1 , Anne M Gaynor  2 , Ellen N Kersh
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Detection of Lymphogranuloma Venereum-Associated Chlamydia trachomatis L2 Serovars in Remnant Rectal Specimens Collected from 7 US Public Health Laboratories

Kai H Chi et al. Sex Transm Dis. .

Abstract

The frequency of lymphogranuloma venereum or invasive Chlamydia trachomatis infection with serovar L1, L2, or L3 is unknown in the United States. While no diagnostic test is commercially available, we used a laboratory-developed test and detected lymphogranuloma venereum-associated serovar L2 in 14% of 132 remnant C. trachomatis-positive rectal swabs.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: None of the authors have conflicts of interest. This publication was funded by the CDC and in part supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 5NU60OE000103 between the CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

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