Diagnostic and clinical implications of anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men: a retrospective case-control study.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on December 05, 2005

Authors

Akke K Van der Bij1, Joke Spaargaren, Servaas A Morré, Han S A Fennema, Adrian Mindel, Roel A Coutinho, Henry J C de Vries

Author Affiliations

1: Department of HIV and STD Research, Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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