| absence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus in peruvian prostitutes. | we serologically tested 140 female prostitutes (mean age, 30 years) from the port city of callao, peru, for evidence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), chlamydia trachomatis, treponema pallidum, herpes simplex viruses (hsv) i and ii, and hepatitis b virus. the women had worked as prostitutes for an average of 5 years; one-fourth serviced foreign visitors exclusively, mainly sailors. only 4 women used condoms, and only 1 woman gave a history of parenteral narcotic abuse, althou ... | 1988 | 3219237 |