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Despite social distancing measures implemented in Madrid to prevent the propagation of SARS-CoV-2, a significant increase (57.1%; 28.5 to 38.5 cases/month) in cases of lymphogranuloma venereum was detected during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unusual scenario might have accelerated a shift in (CT) epidemiology towards a higher proportion of L genotypes compared with non-L genotypes in CT-positive samples. Our data underscore the importance of surveillance of sexually transmitted infections during the pandemic, in particular among vulnerable populations.

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The silent epidemic of lymphogranuloma venereum inside the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid, Spain, March 2020 to February 2021
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Mart%C3%ADnez-Garc%C3%ADa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Martínez-García Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mario+Rodr%C3%ADguez-Dom%C3%ADnguez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rodríguez-Domínguez Mario</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Clara+Lejarraga&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lejarraga Clara</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mar%C3%ADa+Concepci%C3%B3n+Rodr%C3%ADguez-Jim%C3%A9nez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rodríguez-Jiménez María Concepción</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jos%C3%A9+Mar%C3%ADa+Gonz%C3%A1lez-Alba&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">González-Alba José María</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Teresa+Puerta&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Puerta Teresa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Matilde+S%C3%A1nchez-Conde&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sánchez-Conde Matilde</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jos%C3%A9+Manuel+Hermida&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hermida José Manuel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Beatriz+Romero-Hern%C3%A1ndez&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Romero-Hernández Beatriz</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Juan+Carlos+Gal%C3%A1n&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Galán Juan Carlos</a></span>. The silent epidemic of lymphogranuloma venereum inside the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid, Spain, March 2020 to February 2021. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2021;26(18):pii=2100422. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.18.2100422" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.18.2100422</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Apr 2021;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 05 May 2021 </span> </p>
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