Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1984 Oct;60(5):319-22.
doi: 10.1136/sti.60.5.319.

Hepatitis B antigen and antibody in the blood of prostitutes visiting an outpatient venereology department in Rotterdam

D de Hoop, W J Anker, R van Strik, N Masurel, E Stolz

Hepatitis B antigen and antibody in the blood of prostitutes visiting an outpatient venereology department in Rotterdam

D de Hoop et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1984 Oct.

Abstract

We took blood samples from 128 prostitutes visiting the outpatient venereology department of the University Hospital, Rotterdam-Dijkzigt to test for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs). The prevalence of anti-HBs was found to be significantly higher in the group of prostitutes than in "normal populations", and we concluded that more of the former had been in contact with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). We recommend that the advice on vaccination of the hepatitis B committee of the Health Council of The Netherlands should be followed by screening prostitutes for the presence of HBsAg and anti-HBs in the blood, and vaccinating those who have no anti-HBs.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. JAMA. 1967 May 1;200(5):365-73 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1972 Oct 7;2(7780):726-7 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1974 Jan 19;1(7847):71-3 - PubMed
    1. J Infect Dis. 1974 Mar;129(3):317-21 - PubMed
    1. Br Med J. 1974 May 4;2(5913):256-8 - PubMed

Substances

LinkOut - more resources