Title |
Congenital and maternal syphilis in the capital of Brazil
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Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0168-2014 |
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Authors |
Carmen Lucia Muricy, Vitor Laerte Pinto |
Abstract |
This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of congenital and maternal syphilis in the Brazilian Federal District in 2010. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the basis of the cases recorded in the System of Notifiable Disease Information. 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. 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. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 100 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 24 | 24% |
Student > Master | 12 | 12% |
Researcher | 9 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
Other | 16 | 16% |
Unknown | 25 | 25% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 33% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 17% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 10% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Unknown | 27 | 27% |