TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymphogranuloma venereum is on the rise in Belgium among HIV negative men who have sex with men: surveillance data from 2011 until the end of June 2017
AU - De Baetselier, Irith
AU - Tsoumanis, Achilleas
AU - Verbrugge, Ruth
AU - De Deken, Benedicte
AU - Smet, Hilde
AU - Abdellati, Said
AU - Cuylaerts, Vicky
AU - Apers, Ludwig
AU - Crucitti, Tania
N1 - FTX; DOAJ
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - BackgroundThe number of cases of Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is increasing in Europe. The described epidemic is mostly confined to HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). However, dissemination of LGV from HIV positive to HIV negative MSM could take place due to the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and subsequent possible decrease in condom use. We describe here the LGV epidemiology in Belgium before the PrEP-era, starting from 2011 up to the end of the first half of 2017.MethodsA descriptive analysis of the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all LGV cases was performed. Fisher's exact test was used to compare symptomatic to asymptomatic patients. Logistic regression models were used to check for trends over time for: number of LGV cases, HIV status and symptoms.ResultsThe number of LGV cases rose by a factor four, from 21 in 2011 to 88 in 2016, and regression models showed a positive trend estimate of 14% increase per half year (p
AB - BackgroundThe number of cases of Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is increasing in Europe. The described epidemic is mostly confined to HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). However, dissemination of LGV from HIV positive to HIV negative MSM could take place due to the implementation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and subsequent possible decrease in condom use. We describe here the LGV epidemiology in Belgium before the PrEP-era, starting from 2011 up to the end of the first half of 2017.MethodsA descriptive analysis of the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of all LGV cases was performed. Fisher's exact test was used to compare symptomatic to asymptomatic patients. Logistic regression models were used to check for trends over time for: number of LGV cases, HIV status and symptoms.ResultsThe number of LGV cases rose by a factor four, from 21 in 2011 to 88 in 2016, and regression models showed a positive trend estimate of 14% increase per half year (p
KW - Lymphogranuloma venereum
KW - LGV
KW - Chlamydia trachomatis
KW - Pre-exposure prophylaxis
KW - Men who have sex with men
KW - MSM
KW - PREEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS
KW - CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS
KW - AMSTERDAM
KW - TRANSMISSION
KW - INFECTIONS
KW - MANAGEMENT
KW - DIAGNOSIS
KW - TIME
U2 - 10.1186/s12879-018-3600-0
DO - 10.1186/s12879-018-3600-0
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 1471-2334
VL - 18
JO - BMC Infectious Diseases
JF - BMC Infectious Diseases
IS - 1
M1 - 689
ER -