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. 1992 Jan-Feb;19(1):39-40.
doi: 10.1097/00007435-199201000-00008.

Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in positive FTA-ABS non-drug abusing female prostitutes in Spain

P Gutierrez  1 , A Orduña, M A Bratos, J M Eiros, J M Gonzalez, A Almaraz, A Caro-Patón, A Rodríguez-Torres
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Prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in positive FTA-ABS non-drug abusing female prostitutes in Spain

P Gutierrez et al. Sex Transm Dis. 1992 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The prevalence of antibodies against Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV antibodies) and its association with the presence of treponemal antibodies (FTA-ABS) was studied in 227 non-drug abusing female prostitutes. The overall anti-HCV antibody prevalence was 8.8%, and a significantly higher prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was found in prostitutes testing positive for FTA-ABS (19.4%) than in prostitutes testing negative for FTA-ABS (3.9%) (PR = 5.023, P less than 0.001). No statistical association was found between patient age or the duration of prostitution and the presence of anti-HCV antibodies.

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