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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2000, p. 1244-1246, Vol. 38, No. 3
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Etiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Motiur Rahman,1,* Ashraful Alam,2 Khairun Nessa,1 Anowar Hossain,1 Shamsun Nahar,1 Dilip Datta,1 Shahnewaz Alam Khan,3 Ruhul Amin Mian,2 and M. John Albert1

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh,1 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag,2 and Concern Bangladesh,3 Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Received 27 August 1999/Returned for modification 22 September 1999/Accepted 1 December 1999

An etiological study of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was conducted among female sex workers (FSWs) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Endocervical swab and blood samples from 269 street-based FSWs were examined for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis as well as for antibodies to Treponema pallidum and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2). Sociodemographic data and data regarding behavior were also collected. A total of 226 of the 269 FSWs (84%) were positive for the STI pathogens studied. Among the 269 FSWs, 35.5% were positive for N. gonorrhoeae, 25% were positive for C. trachomatis, 45.5% were positive for T. vaginalis, 32.6% were seropositive for T. pallidum, 62.5% were seropositive for HSV-2, and 51% had infections with two or more pathogens.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory Sciences Division, ICDDR,B, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. Phone: 880-2-8811751. Fax: 880-2-8812529/880-2-8823116. E-mail: motiur{at}icddrb.org.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2000, p. 1244-1246, Vol. 38, No. 3
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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