Contribution to the study of epidemiological surveillance of congenital syphilis in a hospital of the Unified Health System located in the Baixada Fluminense region, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Contribution to the study of epidemiological surveillance of congenital syphilis in a hospital of the Unified Health System located in the Baixada Fluminense region, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) of bacterial etiology. If it is not early diagnosed and immediately treated in pregnant women, possible repercussions can occur, such as fetal deformities, miscarriages and stillborn, or syphilitic neonate with syphilis (congenital syph...

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Main Authors: Carolina Galvão, Wesley Caixeta Borges, Philippe Godefroy, Sergio Araújo Martins Teixeira, Eduardo Martins Gerde, Alfredo de Almeida Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao 2017-09-01
Series:DST
Subjects:
congenital syphilis
epidemiological surveillance
sexually transmitted diseases
prenatal care
health systems
Online Access:https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/808

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