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DOCN M9610506
TI Association between hepatitis C virus seroreactivity and HIV infection
in non-intravenous drug abusing prostitutes.
DT 9601
AU Pineda JA; Rivero A; Rey C; Hernandez-Quero J; Vergara A; Munoz J;
Aguado I; Santos J; Torronteras R; Gallardo JA; et al; Department of
Internal Medicine, Virgen del Rocio University; Hospital, Seville,
Spain.
SO Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1995 May;14(5):460-4. Unique Identifier
: AIDSLINE MED/96039828
AB Two hundred and ninety-four non-transfused prostitutes from Spain, who
denied intravenous drug abuse, were tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
antibodies. Seventeen (5.78%) of them were seropositive. Both in
univariate and correspondence analyses, serological results for
hepatitis C were associated with the HIV-1 serostatus (p < 0.001),
number of sex partners (p < 0.05) and a history of genital ulcers (p <
0.05). In logistic regression analysis, hepatitis C seropositivity was
associated only with HIV-1 infection (adjusted odds ratio = 13.6; 95%
confidence interval = 3.3-55.2). These results show that hepatitis C
seropositivity is associated with HIV-1 infection in female
non-intravenous drug abusing prostitutes. These findings are also
consistent with the hypothesis that HCV can be sexually transmitted with
low efficiency.
DE Adult Analysis of Variance Female Hepatitis
C/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY Hepatitis C
Antibodies/*ANALYSIS Human HIV
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY *HIV-1/IMMUNOLOGY
Logistic Models Prevalence *Prostitution/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA Risk
Factors Seroepidemiologic Methods Sex Behavior Sexually Transmitted
Diseases/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*IMMUNOLOGY Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY Substance Abuse,
Intravenous JOURNAL ARTICLE MULTICENTER STUDY
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).