Lim K B, Srivasin V, Gan S L, Thirumoorthy T, Nadarajah M, Sng E H, Yuen W S
Singapore Med J. 1989 Jun;30(3):263-4.
Three studies conducted in 1982, 1985 and 1988 investigated chlamydial infections in female prostitutes. In 1982, 115 prostitutes with culture-positive gonorrhoea were studied; 8% were coinfected with Chlamydia trachomatis. In 1985, 86 female prostitutes and in 1988, 100 female prostitutes attending for routine tests were examined. Chlamydia trachomatis was isolated in 12% and 9% of the cases, respectively. Gonorrhoea was detected in 10% and 11% of the cases. In the 1988 study, one (9%) of the 11 women with gonorrhoea had concomitant chlamydial infection. Syphilis was diagnosed in 3% of the female prostitutes investigated in 1988. Our findings indicate that concomitant chlamydial infection occurs in about 8-9% of female prostitutes with gonorrhoea and that 9-12% of the female prostitutes screened harboured Chlamydia trachomatis in their endocervices. A chlamydial control programme in prostitutes is desirable.
1982年、1985年和1988年开展的三项研究调查了女性性工作者的衣原体感染情况。1982年，对115名淋病培养呈阳性的性工作者进行了研究；8%的人同时感染了沙眼衣原体。1985年，对86名女性性工作者进行了检查，1988年，对100名前来进行常规检查的女性性工作者进行了检查。沙眼衣原体的分离率分别为12%和9%。淋病的检出率分别为10%和11%。在1988年的研究中，11名淋病女性中有1人（9%）同时感染了衣原体。1988年接受调查的女性性工作者中，3%被诊断出患有梅毒。我们的研究结果表明，约8-9%的淋病女性性工作者同时感染了衣原体，9-12%接受筛查的女性性工作者宫颈内膜中携带沙眼衣原体。对性工作者实施衣原体控制计划是有必要的。
