Congenital and maternal syphilis in the capital of Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Muricy, Carmen Lucia, Pinto Júnior, Vitor Laerte

FONTE

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-04

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of congenital and maternal syphilis in the Brazilian Federal District in 2010. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the basis of the cases recorded in the System of Notifiable Disease Information. RESULTS: The study population comprised 133 cases of congenital syphilis; of these, 116 (52.6%) mothers received prenatal care, and 70 (60.4%) were diagnosed with syphilis during pregnancy. Only 1 mother was adequately treated, and 100 (75.2%) of the pregnant women's partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis. CONCLUSIONS: Although mothers attended prenatal care, not all were diagnosed during pregnancy or received adequate treatment for syphilis, as their partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis.

Documentos Relacionados

• Incidence of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil
• Epidemiological profile of patients with congenital and gestational syphilis in a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
• THE PREVENTION OF CONGENITAL SYPHILIS*
• Stovarsol in the Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Syphilis *
• Congenital syphilis in The Netherlands: diagnosis and clinical features.