Profile of women with notification of syphilis in pregnant women who had fetal or infant death, Bel ém/PA, 2017 and 2018

Background: Syphilis is a chronic systemic infectious disease that is subject to acute outbreaks and latency periods when left untreated. It is an infectious disease produced by a bacteria, Treponema pallidum, of predominantly sexual transmission. The inclusion of syphilis in pregnancy as a sexually transmitted infection with compulsory notification is justified by its high prevalence rate and high vertical transmission rate, which ranges from 30% to 100% without adequate treatment. Congenital syphilis is a result of the hematogenous spread of Treponema pallidum, an untreated or inadequately treated pregnant woman, through the placenta, which causes miscarriages or child and fetal deaths.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: J. Marques Da Costa, R.L. Dos Reis Flores, V. Borges Da Silva, E. Oliveira Santos Das Neves, C.G. Paes Barreto Da Cruz, A.M. Teixeira Rico Maciel, A.C. Santos Purifica ção Tags: 0535 Source Type: research