Surveillance for inapparent syphilis infection in blood donors, attendants and premarital medical examinees in Zhoushan City
- VernacularTitle:舟山市献血员、服务人员和婚检人员隐性梅毒感染的监测
- Author:
Zhong-Fa WANG
;
Wen-Ya JIANG
;
Yu-Mei GONG
;
Hui-Nu LIU
;
Hai-Lun YU
;
Hai-Jun FU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Blood donors;
Health personnel;
Syphilis;
Premrital examinations
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2003;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To find out severity and types of syphilis infection in blood donors, attendants and persons to have their premrital medical examination in Zhoushan City and offer a new measure for prevention and treatment of syphilis. Methods Totally, 174 589 blood donors, attendants and persons to have their premarital medical examinations were screened preliminarily for inapparent syphilis with non-TPHA, and then TPHA was applied to confirm the diagnosis, according to the National Standard No. GB 15974-1995, combining with clinical symptoms and physical check-up. Results A total of 1 327 cases of syphilis from 174 589 samples tested, including blood donors, attendants and persons to have their premarital medical examinations, were diagnosed, with an inapparent infection rate of 7. 60‰ in average, 6. 42‰in males and 8. 74‰ in females, with a sex ratio of 0.71 (X2 = 29. 92, P
