Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Alternate name: LGV
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Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmissible infection (STI). It is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Some types of this bacteria cause the genital infection chlamydia. Other types of this bacteria cause LGV. Chlamydia and LGV are quite different infections. LGV causes ulcers or sores of the genital area and then invades the lymph glands in the pelvis and groin.
LGV is common in South and Central America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Africa. The infection has also spread to Europe, North America and Australia, where it is often diagnosed in men who have sex with men (MSM). In Australia, LGV is rare, usually symptomatic, and occurs mainly in MSM and in people who have travelled or lived in countries where it is common. LGV is a very uncommon vaginal infection.
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- Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care9 - an online resource for primary care health professionals which provide concise information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of STIs.
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- List of notifiable conditions6
- Notifiable Conditions Report Form for Queensland Doctors/Clinicians (section 70 PHA) or person in charge of a Hospital (section 71 PHA)12 (PDF 294 kB)
- Time out poster13 (PDF 1458 kB) - guidelines for minimum exclusion periods for cases and contacts attending schools, pre-schools and child care centres.
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- Queensland notification criteria guidelines for laboratories4 (PDF 308 kB) - identifies the results pathology laboratories should notify to the Queensland Notifiable Conditions Register
- Public Health Act 200514 - including Child Health - contagious conditions
- Accessing Medicinal Products held in the National Medical Stockpile15 (PDF 393 kB)
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- Guidelines for prescribing oseltamivir for seasonal influenza in 202217 (PDF 177 kB)