title: [Seroprevalence of HIV-1 infections in patients consulting the clinic for sexually transmitted diseases in Bangui, Central African Republic].
abstract: 140 consecutive African, exclusively heterosexual, adult outpatients to the Clinique des Maladies Sexuellement Transmissibles, with genital ulcers or urethritis, were studied in order to determine the status for HIV1-infection and syphilis. Comparison with 194 age and sex matched subjects, without STD, were chosen as controls. In the "STD"'s population, the HIV1 seroprevalence was 17.8%, and anti-treponema antibodies were found in 30% of the cases. Patients with genital ulcer were associated with a higher HIV1 seroprevalence than patients with urethritis. The "STD"'s population in Bangui is at risk for HIV1-infection (risk ratio: 2.12), and constitutes probably a very sensitive group in Central Africa for the epidemiological survey to HIV infection, and for the estimation of the prevention against AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Service National des Maladies Sexuellement Transmissibles, Bangui, République Centrafricaine.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gresenguet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belec
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Georges
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002488:Central African Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014526:Urethritis / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015483:HIV Antibodies
vernacular_title: Séroprévalence de l'infection a VIH1 au sein des consultants de la clinique des maladies sexuellement transmissibles de Bangui, République Centrafricaine.