Abstract
To determine whether HTLV-III/LAV is transmitted to men by heterosexual contact and whether contact with prostitutes plays a role in such transmission, a serosurvey was conducted in clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in New York City. Two hundred ninety-five male heterosexual nonusers of intravenous drugs were studied. Antibody to HTLV-III/LAV was found in sera from ten men (3.4%); this rate is approximately 15 times the prevalence found in healthy blood donors. Seropositivity was associated with serologic evidence of syphilis (odds ratio, 11.2; 95% confidence interval, 2.1-52) and hepatitis B infection (odds ratio, 9.1; 95% confidence interval, 2.0-55). Antibody to HTLV-III/ LAV was not associated with self-reported exposure to prostitutes (odds ratio, 0.8; 95% confidence interval, 0.08-4.2). These findings suggest heterosexual transmission of HTLV-III/LAV to men but fail to implicate contact with prostitutes as a mode of such transmission.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 48 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Sexually transmitted diseases |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases