[Seroepidemiologic case finding in HTLV III infection, lues and HBV in a prison].

We report serological screening of 1217 prisoners for HTLV III antibodies, HBV markers and lues tests. The prevalence for HTLV III Abs on the whole of prisoners controlled is 30.8%, among the drug-users is 60.7%, with a relative risk (RR) of 1.18 between males and females in this group. It is been observed a significant association between aspecific positivity to VDRL and HTLV III Abs in the serum.