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Sex Transm Infect 85:173-175 doi:10.1136/sti.2008.035311
  • Clinical
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The prevalence of lymphogranuloma venereum infection in men who have sex with men: results of a multicentre case finding study

Table 1 Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and non-LGV chlamydia positivity in urethral and rectal specimens from MSM by clinic
Clinic* Urethral chlamydia Rectal chlamydia
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
No of tests All CT LGV Non-LGV CT No of tests All CT LGV Non-LGV CT
A 3501 3.26 (2.67 to 3.85) 0.06 (0.01 to 0.14) 3.20 (2.62 to 3.78) 3501 7.21 (6.34 to 8.06) 1.09 (0.75 to 1.43) 6.11 (5.32 to 6.90)
B 933 3.43 (2.26 to 4.60) 3.43 (2.26 to 4.60) 1210 5.87 (4.55 to 7.19) 0.58 (0.15 to 1.01) 5.29 (4.03 to 6.55)
C . . . 1672 7.18 (5.94 to 8.42) 0.60 (0.23 to 0.97) 6.58 (5.39 to 7.77)
D 391 2.81 (1.17 to 4.45) 2.81 (1.17 to 4.45) 395 7.34 (4.77 to 9.91) 1.52 (0.31 to 2.73) 5.82 (3.51 to 8.13)
All 4825 3.25 (2.78 to 3.80) 0.04 (0.01 to 0.16) 3.21 (2.74 to 3.76) 6778 6.96 (6.37 to 7.60) 0.90 (0.69 to 1.16) 6.06 (5.51 to 6.66)
  • *A, Brighton; B, Mortimer Market; C, Royal Free; D, St Thomas’s.

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