[Relevance of routine diagnosis of Chlamydia and HIV infections in Vienna prostitutes].
At the Control Center for Veneral Diseases of the Vienna Health Office, 5000 examinations for Chlamydia infection were performed on registered and non-registered prostitutes between 1980 and 1988. During this period, we observed a continuous decrease of the rate of infections from 20.4% to 4% among registered prostitutes and from 31.4% to 12.4% among non-registered prostitutes. Between 1985 and 1988, the cumulative number of HIV infections only rose from 7 to 8 cases among registered prostitutes and from 2 to 3 cases among non-registered prostitutes. All these HIV carriers were associated with i.v. drug abuse. The correlations between these two infections as well as the implications regarding health politics are discussed.
Kopp
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Beratungsstelle für Geschlechtskrankheiten, Gesundheitsamtes der Stadt Wien.
Knobler
R
R
Lindmaier
A
A
Wachtberger
H
H
Stary
A
A
Söltz-Szöts
J
J
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001317:Austria; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011477:Sex Work / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015483:HIV Antibodies
Relevanz der routinemässigen Diagnose von Chlamydien- und HIV-Infektionen bei Wiener Prostituierten.