[Serological investigation of HIV infections, HBsAg and syphilis in prostitutes in Elaziğ]

Mikrobiyol Bul. 1991 Jan;25(1):51-6.
[Article in Turkish]

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

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • HIV Antibodies / blood*
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
  • Humans
  • Sex Work*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Syphilis / epidemiology
  • Syphilis Serodiagnosis
  • Treponema pallidum / immunology*
  • Turkey / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • HIV Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens