Abstract
It is well known that the infections of AIDS, serum hepatitis and syphilis were transmitted by sexual contact. The sera of 66 prostitutes were investigated for determination of anti-HIV by ELISA, HBsAg by IHA and antibodies to syphilis by TPH methods in area of Elaziğ. The anti-HIV antibodies could not be detected in prostitutes, but HBsAg was positive in 13 (19.7%) and antibodies to syphilis was positive in 6 (9.1%) of total.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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HIV Antibodies / blood*
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Hemagglutination Tests
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Hepatitis B / epidemiology
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
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Humans
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Sex Work*
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
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Syphilis / epidemiology
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Syphilis Serodiagnosis
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Treponema pallidum / immunology*
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Turkey / epidemiology
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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HIV Antibodies
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens