Congenital and maternal syphilis in the capital of Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Carmen Lucia Muricy, Vitor Laerte Pinto Júnior
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015
• Subjects: Congenital syphilis; Vertical transmission; Prenatal care; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0168-2014; https://doaj.org/article/168d4a0d82bd4bd5b7737ee8eacfc938

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.