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2013•Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalOpen access

HIV, hepatitis B and C, and syphilis prevalence and coinfection among sex workers in Southern Brazil

Fabiana Schuelter‐Trevisol, Geisiane Custódio, Ana Carolina Barreto da Silva, Mikely Byala de Oliveira, Audrei Weirich Wolfart, Daisson José Trevisol

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INTRODUCTION: Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. RESULTS: Prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) was 23.1%, syphilis 19.7%, hepatitis C (HCV) 8.8%, and HIV 8.8%. Of 13 HIV-infected patients, 3 were co-infected with HCV, 4 with syphilis, and 5 with HBV. CONCLUSIONS: SWs had high HIV infection rates, and coinfection with viral hepatitis and syphilis.

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INTRODUCTION: Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. RESULTS: Prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) was 23.1%, syphilis 19.7%, hepatitis C (HCV) 8.8%, and HIV 8.8%. Of 13 HIV-infected patients, 3 were co-infected with HCV, 4 with syphilis, and 5 with HBV. CONCLUSIONS: SWs had high HIV infection rates, and coinfection with viral hepatitis and syphilis.

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INTRODUCTION: Sex workers (SWs) are vulnerable to HIV, hepatitis, and syphilis coinfection. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tubarão, Laguna, and Imbituba, Southern Brazil. We surveyed 147 SWs using face-to-face interviews and blood sampling for serological evaluation. RESULTS: Prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) was 23.1%, syphilis 19.7%, hepatitis C (HCV) 8.8%, and HIV 8.8%. Of 13 HIV-infected patients, 3 were co-infected with HCV, 4 with syphilis, and 5 with HBV. CONCLUSIONS: SWs had high HIV infection rates, and coinfection with viral hepatitis and syphilis.

Key concepts: Coinfection, Syphilis, Medicine, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Virology, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Serology

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