title: Detection of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies among Chlamydia trachomatis infected pregnant women in Japan.
abstract: An anonymous unlinked HIV antibody test was conducted on 1632 Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) antibody positive women from 10 institutes of 7 prefectures in Japan. All the sera were negative for both HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. The result may support the suggestion that HIV prevalence is low among general population in Japan. Such a test as this study will be useful not only for developing a reliable HIV surveillance system but also for the study of sexual behavior of general population, since C. trachomatis infection is sensitive to reflect sexual contact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Planning, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umenai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barua
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osaka
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nakagomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiroi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katamine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies