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Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis C/sangre , Hepatitis C/epidemiología , Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa , Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Chile/epidemiología , Femenino , Hepatitis C/sangre , Humanos , Embarazo , Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo/sangre , Estudios SeroepidemiológicosRESUMEN
Aiming to know the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection among high risk groups in Santiago, the antibodies against HTLV-1 were measured in 502 prostitutes coming from north and east Santiago. Antibodies were measured using ELISA and the positive samples were confirmed with an indirect immunofluorescence technique. Four subjects were positive, establishing a HTLV-1 infection prevalence of 0.8%. This number similar to that of other groups of prostitutes from South America and lower than that of prostitutes from Central America, region in which this infection is endemic. The measured prevalence was similar to that of other non promiscuous groups, suggesting that sexual transmission does not play an important role in our population.
Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Anti-HTLV-I/sangre , Infecciones por HTLV-I/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Chile/epidemiología , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Infecciones por HTLV-I/transmisión , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Trabajo SexualRESUMEN
We studied 501 prostitutes from the northern and eastern areas of Santiago in november and december, 1987. HIV infection was studied by the HIV antibody and also by HIV antigen. At that time no positive reactors were found. Prostitutes from the northern area were older, of a lower socioeconomic background and less promiscuous, in comparison to prostitutes of the eastern area. However, other disorders of sexual transmission were found in 41% of prostitutes of the northern area and in only 28% of those from the eastern area. This difference may be attributed to the more frequent use of preservative in the latter group.