FEMALE PROSTITUTES: A RISK GROUP FOR INFECTION WITH HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III
FEMALE PROSTITUTES: A RISK GROUP FOR INFECTION WITH HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III
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妓女:感染人类 T 细胞淋巴细胞病毒 III 型的高危人群
DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(85)90462-3
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发表时间:
1985
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通讯作者:
J. Kanyamupira
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作者:
P. Perre;M. Carael;M. Robert;N. Clumeck;E. Nzabihimana;P. Mol;P. Freyens;R. Gallo;J. Butzler;J. Kanyamupira
In July, 1984 33 female prostitutes in Rwanda and 25 male customers of prostitutes were assessed clinically and for their T-lymphocyte subsets and frequency of antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III). 27 healthy males who denied contact with prostitutes, 33 healthy women who were not prostitutes, and 51 Rwandese prostitutes seen in 1983 served as controls. Only 6 prostitutes were symptom-free (group I), 13 had unexplained generalised lymphadenopathy (LAP) (group II), and 14 had LAP and constitutional symptoms (group III). Mean OKT4/OKT8 ratio in groups II and III was significantly lower than that in group I or in female controls. HTLV-III antibodies were detected in 29 of 33 prostitutes, 4 female controls, 7 male customers, and 2 male controls. In male customers, HTLV-III seropositivity increased according to the number of different sexual partners per year. This study suggests that in Central Africa prostitutes are a high-risk group for HTLV-III infection.
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39.2
作者:
Groopman,JE;Sarngadharan,MG;Salahuddin,SZ;Buxbaum,R;Huberman,MS;Kinniburgh,J;Sliski,A;McLane,MF;Essex,M;Gallo,RC
通讯作者:
Gallo,RC