Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: infections causing vaginal discharge

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Newton Sergio de Carvalho, José Eleutério Junior, Ana Gabriela Travassos, Lutigardes Bastos Santana, Angélica Espinosa Miranda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
• Subjects: Vaginitis; Candidiasis; Vulvovaginal; Vaginosis; Bacterial; Trichomonas Infections; Sexually transmitted diseases; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-593-2020; https://doaj.org/article/51ac6beabb824d7592e72663f42df31e

Abstract The topic of vaginal discharge is one of the chapters of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. The chapter has been developed based on scientific evidence and validated in discussions with specialists. This article presents epidemiological and clinical aspects associated with vaginal discharge conditions, as well as guidance to health service managers and health professionals. Screening, diagnosing, and treating these conditions, the main complaints among women seeking health services, caused by infectious or non-infectious factors, also are presented. Besides, information is presented on surveillance, prevention, and control actions to promote knowledge of the problem and provide quality care and effective treatment.