Incidence of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil

Incidence of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil

Introduction The aim of this study was to establish the incidence rates of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil from 2001 to 2009. Methods Temporal ecological and descriptive study based on the cases recorded by the System of Information of Notifiable Diseases. Results The incidence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2014-03, Vol.47 (2), p.170-178
Hauptverfasser: Anie, Savi Serafim, Gustavo, Pasquali Moretti, Guilherme, Savi Serafim, Cintia, Vieira Niero, Maria, Inês da Rosa, Maria, Marlene despaceSouza Pires, Priscyla, Waleska Targino de Azevedo
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Sprache:eng
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Births
Congenital diseases
Ecological studies
Epidemiology
Pregnancy
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Syphilis
Treponema pallidum
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction The aim of this study was to establish the incidence rates of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil from 2001 to 2009. Methods Temporal ecological and descriptive study based on the cases recorded by the System of Information of Notifiable Diseases. Results The incidence of congenital syphilis has been increasing in the South Region of Brazil since 2004; the highest incidence rates were in women who received prenatal care (113.5 new cases per 100,000 births, p
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-0045-201