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Prevalence of syphilis and hepatitis B among homosexual men in two saunas in Amsterdam.

Br J Vener Dis. 1981 Jun;57(3):196-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/81209289
Bleeker A; Coutinho RA; Bakker-Kok J; Tio D; de Koning GA

Abstract: In a pilot study by field-screening in two different sauna baths, a day-sauna and a night-sauna, 318 homosexual men were investigated for syphilis and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and its antibody (anti-HBs). Of the 134 visitors to the day-sauna 35.1% were seroreactive for syphilis, four (3%) carried HBsAg, and 95 (70.9%) anti-HBs. Of the 184 visitors to the night-sauna 33.2% were seroreactive for syphilis, 16 (8.7%), carried HBsAg, and 97 (52.7%) anti-HBs. The correlation between seroreactivity for syphilis and the presence of HBsAg amd anti-HBs was statistically significant.
Keywords: Adult Aged Baths, Finnish Hepatitis B/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY Hepatitis B Antibodies/ANALYSIS Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/ANALYSIS *Homosexuality Human Male Middle Age Netherlands Pilot Projects Syphilis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Syphilis Serodiagnosis JOURNAL ARTICLE

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