Pal D, Raut D K, Das A
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, 110 C.R. Avenue Kolkata-700-073.
J Commun Dis. 2004 Mar;36(1):12-6.
Out of 867 sex workers examined during 1998-2000 from the five important red light areas of Kolkata, 26.18%(227) were suffering from active syphilitic infection having positive VDRL test with titre 1/8 and above. Vaginal smear for gram staining was collected from all sex workers, and found positive for active gonorrhoeal infection in 41.8% (362). Culture positivity for gonorrheal infection was 34.14% (296). Sex workers were also having other STD infection, 23.64% (205) Trichomonas infection, 13.26% (115) Candidiasis, 8.77% (76), Gardenella and 3.0% (26) Chanchroid for which vaginal samples were found positive. HIV sero-positivity was found to be 13.2% (115) out of 867 blood samples examined from all sex workers under study. There were 0.34% (3) sex workers who were also positive for HIV II infection along with HIV-I infection. A case of HIV II alone was not detected in any of the sex workers. Around 49.6% (430) knew that STD/HIV can be prevented by use of condom. However, condom was used by only 6.57% (57) sex workers.
在1998年至2000年期间，对加尔各答五个重要红灯区的867名性工作者进行了检查，其中26.18%（227人）患有活动性梅毒感染，梅毒血清试验（VDRL）滴度为1/8及以上呈阳性。从所有性工作者处采集了用于革兰氏染色的阴道涂片，结果发现41.8%（362人）存在活动性淋病感染呈阳性。淋病感染的培养阳性率为34.14%（296人）。性工作者还患有其他性传播疾病感染，23.64%（205人）感染滴虫，13.26%（115人）感染念珠菌，8.77%（76人）感染加德纳菌，3.0%（26人）感染软下疳，阴道样本检测呈阳性。在所研究的所有性工作者的867份血液样本中，发现艾滋病毒血清阳性率为13.2%（115人）。有0.34%（3人）的性工作者同时感染了艾滋病毒I型和艾滋病毒II型。在任何性工作者中均未检测到单独感染艾滋病毒II型的病例。约49.6%（430人）的性工作者知道使用避孕套可预防性传播疾病/艾滋病毒。然而，只有6.57%（57人）的性工作者使用了避孕套。
