High prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium in female commercial sex workers in Japan

Our objectives were to explore the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium in Japanese female commercial sex workers (CSWs), in comparison with pregnant women as controls. A high-risk group of 174 female CSWs and 90 asymptomatic pregnant women were enrol...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2000-12, Vol.11 (12), p.790-794
Main Authors: TSUNOE, Hiroaki, TANAKA, Masatoshi, NAITO, Seiji, NAKAYAMA, Hiroshi, SANO, Masatoshi, NAKAMURA, Genichi, SHIN, Takeshi, KANAYAMA, Akiko, KOBAYASHI, Intetsu, MOCHIDA, Osamu, KUMAZAWA, Joichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the genital system
Biological and medical sciences
Cervix Uteri - microbiology
Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology
Chlamydia Infections - microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis
Female
Gonorrhea - epidemiology
Gonorrhea - microbiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Japan
Japan - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma Infections - epidemiology
Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pregnancy
Prevalence
prostitution
Sex Work
sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology
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Summary:Our objectives were to explore the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Mycoplasma genitalium in Japanese female commercial sex workers (CSWs), in comparison with pregnant women as controls. A high-risk group of 174 female CSWs and 90 asymptomatic pregnant women were enrolled in this study. Detection of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and M. genitalium on the endocervix of the women was performed mainly by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays. The prevalence rates of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and M. genitalium were 19.0%, 32.8%, and 12.6%, respectively, in the CSWs, compared with 5.6%, 0%, and 1.1% respectively, in the pregnant women. These results suggest a high prevalence of C. trachomatis , N. gonorrhoeae, and M. genitalium in Japanese CSWs. We conclude that continued close monitoring of the prevalence of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and M. genitalium infection in CSWs is important for preventing the dissemination of these microorganisms, and that further investigation of M. genitalium as a sexually transmitted pathogen in women is needed.
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1258/0956462001915291