Document 0927
 DOCN  M94A0927
 TI    Prevalence of STD antibodies of Japanese female commercial sex workers
       from 1983 to 1993 in Osaka.
 DT    9412
 AU    Osato K; Matsubayashi T; Nagao T; Inuzumi K; Araki H; Kawai K; Osaka
       Prefectural Bandai Clinic for STD, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):249 (abstract no. PC0361). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371648
 AB    OBJECTIVE: As sources of infection of 85% of male patients infected with
       sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) being female commercial sex workers
       (CSWs) in Osaka, to investigate the prevalence of STDs including
       immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in CSWs is quite important.
       METHODS: The seroprevalence of syphilis was detected by Treponema
       pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) and rapid plasma reagin (RPR)
       test in 1335 CSWs. Antibodies to hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface
       antigen, to hepatitis C virus (HCV), to human T cell leukemia virus-I
       (HTLV-I) and to human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) were determined
       in 950, 257, 1325 and 1673 CSWs, respectively. The presence of HBV
       surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in 1155 CSWs. RESULTS: The
       seroprevalence of TPHA was 30.9%, of RPR 22.8%, of anti-HBsAg 37.7%, of
       anti-HCV 14.8%, of anti-HTLV-I 7.3% and that of anti-HIV-1 was null. The
       prevalence of HBsAg was 1.7%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of TPHA, of
       RPR and of anti-HCV in CSWs was considerably higher than that of the
       general population. The prevalence of anti-HTLV-I in CSWs was rather
       high compared with that of the general population. The prevalence of
       HBsAg in CSWs was almost equal to that of the general population. No HIV
       infection was seen in CSWs so far investigated.
 DE    Antibodies, Bacterial/ANALYSIS  Female  Hepatitis B Antibodies/ANALYSIS
       Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/ANALYSIS  Human  HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS
       HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY  HTLV-I Antibodies/ANALYSIS
       Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  *Prostitution  Seroepidemiologic Methods
       Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Treponema
       pallidum/IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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