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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
FEMALE PROSTITUTES: A RISK GROUP FOR INFECTION WITH HUMAN T-CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III
The Lancet, Volume 326, No. 8454, Year 1985
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In July, 1984 33 female prostitutes in Rwanda and 25 male customers of prostitutes were assessed clinically and for their T-lymphocyte subsets and frequency of antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III). 27 healthy males who denied contact with prostitutes, 33 healthy women who were not prostitutes, and 51 Rwandese prostitutes seen in 1983 served as controls. Only 6 prostitutes were symptom-free (group I), 13 had unexplained generalised lymphadenopathy (LAP) (group II), and 14 had LAP and constitutional symptoms (group III). Mean OKT4/OKT8 ratio in groups II and III was significantly lower than that in group I or in female controls. HTLV-III antibodies were detected in 29 of 33 prostitutes, 4 female controls, 7 male customers, and 2 male controls. In male customers, HTLV-III seropositivity increased according to the number of different sexual partners per year. This study suggests that in Central Africa prostitutes are a high-risk group for HTLV-III infection. © 1985.
Authors & Co-Authors
van de Perre, Philippe
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Caraël, Michel
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Robert-Guroff, Marjorie G.
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Clumeck, Nathan N.
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Nzabihimana, Elie
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
de Mol, Patrick
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Freyens, Pierre
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Gallo, Robert C.
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Butzler, Jean Paul
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Kanyamupira, Jean Baptiste
Belgium, Brussels
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre, Brussels
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Rwanda, Butare
University of Rwanda
Statistics
Citations: 201
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(85)90462-3
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Rwanda
Participants Gender
Male
Female