Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in positive FTA-ABS non-drug abusing female prostitutes in Spain.
The prevalence of antibodies against Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV antibodies) and its association with the presence of treponemal antibodies (FTA-ABS) was studied in 227 non-drug abusing female prostitutes. The overall anti-HCV antibody prevalence was 8.8%, and a significantly higher prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was found in prostitutes testing positive for FTA-ABS (19.4%) than in prostitutes testing negative for FTA-ABS (3.9%) (PR = 5.023, P less than 0.001). No statistical association was found between patient age or the duration of prostitution and the presence of anti-HCV antibodies.
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Valladolid, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D011477:Sex Work; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies