Pal N K, Chakraborty M S, Das A, Khodakevich L, Jana S, Chakraborty A K
School of Tropical Medicine, Calcutta.
J Commun Dis. 1994 Dec;26(4):197-202.
Community based survey on a sample of commercial sex workers in one red light area of Calcutta, was carried out to determine prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) including HIV infection and related risk factors. An alarmingly high prevalence of STDs (80.56 per cent) but low HIV-seropositivity (1.13 per cent) was observed. Candida albicans, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis were detected in 23.24, 13.24 and 11.11 per cent of genital specimens respectively. BY TPHA test 62.97 per cent of the sera were reactive for Treponema pallidum. Duration in the profession of sex workers was found to have an association with seropositivity for syphilis. Prevalence of HIV infection might be low at present, but conditions were highly favourable for rapid spread of infection.
在加尔各答一个红灯区对商业性工作者样本进行了基于社区的调查，以确定包括艾滋病毒感染在内的性传播疾病（STD）的患病率及相关危险因素。观察到性传播疾病的患病率高得惊人（80.56%），但艾滋病毒血清阳性率较低（1.13%）。分别在23.24%、13.24%和11.11%的生殖器标本中检测到白色念珠菌、淋病奈瑟菌和阴道毛滴虫。通过梅毒螺旋体血凝试验（TPHA），62.97%的血清对梅毒螺旋体呈反应性。发现性工作者的从业时间与梅毒血清阳性有关。目前艾滋病毒感染的患病率可能较低，但感染迅速传播的条件非常有利。
