Descriptive analysis of syphilis cases reported in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil identifies failure in treatment

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: José Victor Bortolotto Bampi, Maisa Estopa Correa, Graciela Mendonça dos Santos Bet, Silvana Beutinger Marchioro, Simone Simionatto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019
• Subjects: Treponema pallidum; SINAN; Mato Grosso do Sul; Descriptive analysis; Syphilis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0026-2018; https://doaj.org/article/123361c082cb47a8abf4fff5025b804c

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Syphilis infection remains an alarming public health problem worldwide. METHODS: This study analyzed syphilis cases listed in the Information System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration (SINAN) of Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil between January 2013 and December 2014. RESULTS: Most of the evaluated syphilis cases would have been preventable through public education, particularly congenital syphilis in children of previously diagnosed mothers and infection by untreated sexual partners. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence rate of syphilis could be reduced by improving prevention through counselling on the risk of infection, improving access to condoms, and increasing the frequency of diagnostic tests.