[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.
Beratungsstelle für Geschlechtskrankheiten, Gesundheitsamtes der Stadt Wien.
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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.