TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Syphilis and hepatitis B Co-infection among HIV-infected, sex-trafficked women and girls, Nepal
JO  - Emerging infectious diseases
A1  - Silverman, Jay G.
A1  - Decke, Michele R.
A1  - Gupta, Jhumka
A1  - Dharmadhikari, Ashwin
A1  - Seage, George R.
A1  - Raj, Anita
SP  - 932
EP  - 934
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
N2  - Sex trafficking may play a major role in spread of HIV across South Asia. We investigated co-infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among 246 sex-trafficked women and girls from Nepal. Those who were HIV positive were more likely than those who were HIV negative to be infected with syphilis and/or hepatitis B.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-6040
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1406.080090
ID  - ref1
ER  -