Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: congenital syphilis and child exposed to syphilis

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

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Carmen Silvia Bruniera Domingues¹  Geraldo Duarte²  Mauro Romero Leal Passos³  Denise Cardoso das Neves Sztajnbok⁴  Maria Luiza Bezerra Menezes⁵ 

[1] Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, Centro de Referência e Treinamento de Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis e Aids;Universidade de São Paulo;Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia;Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro;Universidade de Pernambuco, Departamento Materno-Infantil

关键词: Syphilis;    Congenital syphilis;    Prenatal care;    Diagnosis;    Therapeutics;    Monitoring;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-597-2020

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The topics of congenital syphilis and children exposed to syphilis compose the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. Such document was elaborated based on scientific evidence and validated in discussions with specialists. This article provides guidelines for syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis clinical management, emphasizing the vertical transmission of Treponema pallidum prevention. Epidemiological and clinical aspects of these infections are presented and recommendations for managers in the programmatic and operational management of syphilis. The article also includes guidelines for health professionals in screening, diagnosing, and treating people with sexually transmitted infections and their sex partners, in addition to strategies for surveillance actions, prevention, and control of the disease.

【 授权许可】

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