Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: epidemiological surveillance

Abstract This article summarizes the chapter on epidemiological surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STI) that comprises the 2020 Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines (PCDT) for Comprehensive Care for People with STI, published by the Health Surveillance Department of the Brazili...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Carmen Silvia Bruniera Domingues, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Valeria Saraceni, Alessandro Ricardo Caruso da Cunha, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
Subjects:
Public health surveillance
Health information systems
Syphilis
Congenital
Disease notification
Epidemiological monitoring
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-549-2020
https://doaj.org/article/ee338b2fd2064a45bb5196ad571736b7
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Summary:Abstract This article summarizes the chapter on epidemiological surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STI) that comprises the 2020 Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines (PCDT) for Comprehensive Care for People with STI, published by the Health Surveillance Department of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. It presents some reflections on the new case definitions for surveillance of acquired syphilis, syphilis in pregnant women, and congenital syphilis. The 2020 PCDT-IST was elaborated grounded on scientific evidence and validated in discussions with specialists. Epidemiological and clinical aspects are addressed, and health service managers' guidelines regarding programmatic and operational management of these diseases are presented. Guidelines for health professionals on screening, diagnosing, and treating people with STI and their sex partners, in addition to strategies for surveillance, prevention, and control actions, are also published.

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