Markers of sexually transmitted diseases in seminal fluid of male clients of female sex workers.

Genitourinary Medicine Pub Date : 1997-08-01 DOI:10.1136/sti.73.4.284

A M Worm, E Lauritzen, I P Jensen, J S Jensen, C B Christiansen

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Abstract

Objectives: To screen for certain STD markers in a group of male clients of female sex workers.

Method: Condoms with seminal fluid were collected at 10 "massage parlours" in Copenhagen. The seminal fluid samples were examined for HIV antibodies, markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV), Chlamydia trachomatis, and Mycoplasma genitalium.

Results: All samples (n = 332) were negative for HIV antibodies. Out of 327 samples examined for HBV markers 32 (9.8%) were positive for HBV core antibodies, one of which was also positive for HBV antigen. C trachomatis could be demonstrated in six out of 122 (4.9%) samples and M genitalium in one out of 122 samples.

Conclusions: The finding of a C trachomatis prevalence of 4.9% is considerable higher than expected in men with a presumed age of 35-55 years. The demonstration of a prevalence of HBV markers of 9.8% indicates that these clients have an increased risk of HBV infection, a finding that further consolidates the recommendation of HBV vaccination of sex workers. As shown in this study, STD transmission in commercial sex may also have the client as the source.

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女性性工作者男性客户精液中性传播疾病的标志物。

目的:在一组女性性工作者的男性客户中筛查某些性病标志物。方法:在哥本哈根10家“按摩院”收集带精液的避孕套。对精液样本进行HIV抗体、乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)标志物、沙眼衣原体和生殖道支原体检测。结果:所有样本(n = 332)均为HIV抗体阴性。在检测HBV标志物的327份样本中，32份(9.8%)HBV核心抗体阳性，其中1份HBV抗原阳性。122份样本中有6份(4.9%)检出沙眼原体，1份检出生殖器原体。结论:沙眼原体在35-55岁男性中的患病率为4.9%，明显高于预期。HBV标记物的流行率为9.8%，表明这些客户感染HBV的风险增加，这一发现进一步巩固了对性工作者接种HBV疫苗的建议。本研究表明，性交易中的性病传播也可能以嫖客为传染源。

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