Serological Tests for Syphilis.
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چکیده
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-o 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 (87%), carried HBsAg, and 97 (52' 7%) anti-HBs. The correlation between seroreactivity for syphilis and the presence of HBsAg and antiHBs was statistically significant.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canadian Medical Association journal
دوره 48 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1943