The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-3329
Print ISSN : 0040-8727
ISSN-L : 0040-8727
Short Report
Detection of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibodies among Chlamydia trachomatis Infected Pregnant Women in Japan
Takusei UmenaiSumana BaruaYasumi OsakaChuichi ItohOsamu NakagomiToshinobu TanakaNobuko SatoHiroshi SuzukiMasahiko HiroiJiro MizoguchiYoshinori HatakeyamaChikara EndoShiuji HondaShigeru Katamine
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1996 年 178 巻 4 号 p. 447-450

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An anonymous unlinked HIV antibody test was conducted on 1632 Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) antibody positive women from 10 institutes of 7 prefectures in Japan. All the sera were negative for both HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. The result may support the suggestion that HIV prevalence is low among general population in Japan. Such a test as this study will be useful not only for developing a reliable HIV surveillance system but also for the study of sexual behavior of general population, since C. trachomatis infection is sensitive to reflect sexual contact.

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