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ArticleCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2018

Lymphogranuloma venereum in Quebec: Re-emergence among men who have sex with men.

C A Boutin, S Venne, M Fiset, C Fortin, D Murphy, A Severini, C Martineau, J Longtin, A C Labbé

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Article in Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

C A BoutinDépartement de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
S VenneMinistère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, Montréal, QC.
M FisetMinistère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, Montréal, QC.
C FortinDépartement de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
D MurphyInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Montréal, QC.
A SeveriniNational Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB.
C MartineauDépartement de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
J LongtinInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Montréal, QC.
A C LabbéDépartement de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.
Institut National de Santé Publique · CIUniversité de Montréal · CAMinistry of Health and Social Services · CAPublic Health Agency of Canada · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by

objectivesTo describe the incidence of LGV in Quebec and the characteristics of the affected population, including demographics and risk factors, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, treatments and reinfection rates.

methodsDescriptive data were collected from the notifiable diseases records through the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) infocentre portal. Questionnaires were obtained through the enhanced surveillance system and transmitted anonymously to the Quebec Ministry of Health. In-depth analysis was performed on cases from 2013 to 2016.

resultsThere were 338 cases of LGV over the four-year period in Quebec. All cases were male, excluding one transsexual. Mean age was 41 years. Most lived in Montréal (81%) and were men who have sex with men (MSM; 99%). The majority (83%) reported four sexual partners or more in the last year, met mostly through the Internet (77%) and in saunas (73%). Frequency of sexual intercourse with out-of-province residents decreased in 2013-2016 (27%) compared with 2005-2012 (38%). History of STIs was frequent: 83% were HIV-infected, 81% reported previous syphilis and 78% previous gonorrhea. Recreational drug use was frequent (57%), reaching 71% in 2016. Most cases were symptomatic, a proportion which decreased in 2016 (68%) compared with 2013-2015 (82%;

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