title: Infection by hepatitis B and C virus in female and transsexual Greek prostitutes with serological evidence of active syphilis.
abstract: Two hundred and thirty female and 43 male-to-female transsexual Greek prostitutes were screened for serological evidence of active syphilis as judged by positivity in both rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test and treponemal (FTA-ABS and TPHA) tests. The rate of active syphilis was 20.9% in the male-to-female transsexual prostitutes and 4.3% in the female ones (P < 0.001, odds ratio = 5.82). In the former group 65.1% had evidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and 4.7% of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection while the respective rates among the latter group were 50.4% and 3.9%. There was no correlation of viral hepatitis marker prevalence with positive syphilis serology.
authors.affiliation: Venereal Diseases Clinic, Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsakris
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kyriakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chryssou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papoutsakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011477:Sex Work; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D014189:Transsexualism
chemical_list: D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies