Incidência de Sífilis gestacional no Brasil entre 2008 e 2013

Abstract

Syphilis is a systemic infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponemapallidum, chronic and asintomatic development, whose forms of sexual transmission and vertical routes. Portrays the acquired form, congenital and gestational. The acquired form of syphilis divided into early and late, and may vary with the infection time and the degree of infectivity. Congenital syphilis appears variably, and range from asymptomatic to more severe forms. In Brazil syphilis has a high level of incidence in pregnant women. In 2008, the estimate was about 50 thousand Brazilian had gestational syphilis, noting a high vertical transmission rate ranking from 30% to 100%. According to estimates about 15 thousand children could have the congenital form. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of syphilis in pregnant women in Brazil betweentheyears 2008-2013, thepreventivemethodsagains the bacteria in pregnant women showingearly diagnostic, withemphasison treatment for better prognosisofthe neonate. Results :The index ofgreatestcontaminationbygestationalsyphiliswas in theSoutheastand South regions, becausethey are regionsthatmakefewcampaignsalertingonthe high riskthatthebacteriumcanmainly cause tothefetus, it isalsoobservedthatmanyofthepregnantwomen are beingdiagnosedbut do notfollowthetreatmentprovokingthe congenital syphilis..