Prevalence of hepatitis B markers, antibodies to adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus in prostitutes in Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Authors: | S Yoshida Y Mizuguchi K Mizue H Sakamoto S Urabe |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | Prevalence of hepatitis B (HB) markers, antibodies to human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1) and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) in prostitutes working in Fukuoka city were studied. Sera were collected from 237 prostitutes during January-September, 1986. Among them, 9 (3.8%) were HB virus surface-antigen (HBs Ag) positive, of whom, 3 were HBe antigen positive and the remaining 6 were anti-HBe positive. The positive rate of anti-HBs was 34.2%. The incidence of anti-HTLV-1 in the prostitutes was 5.9%. These incidences are considered to be within the usual range in Kyushu district. No seropositive case for anti-HIV was found. |
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