EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE OF CONGENITAL AND GESTATIONAL SYPHILIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORDOBA, COLOMBIA, 2012-2016.
Introduction: gestational and congenital syphilis are events of great interests in public health, not only because of the implications it has for the pregnant woman but also for the consequences and/or sequelae these events may cause in the fetus and the newborn. Method: this research is a descripti...
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/20637 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction: gestational and congenital syphilis are events of great interests in public health, not only because of the implications it has for the pregnant woman but also for the consequences and/or sequelae these events may cause in the fetus and the newborn. Method: this research is a descriptive, retrospective, epidemiological study. Objective: To describe epidemiological surveillance of gestational and congenital syphilis in the department of Cordoba from the screening and treatment of the cases diagnosed and informed during prenatal care in the period 2012-2016. Results: 66.6% of pregnant women diagnosed in prenatal care lived in municipal capitals, most of them (87.6%) received a subsidy; 50% of the cases informed started treatment at around 36 weeks of pregnancy and only 35.9% of sexual partners had access to treatment. Most cases of congenital syphilis were diagnosed by epidemiological nexus, situation which reflects flaws in the requested therapeutic schemes, including treatment of sexual contacts. Most cases of congenital syphilis in the department of Cordoba during the study period were concentrated in the basin ofSinu and San Jorge rivers. Conclusions: lack of follow up of gestational syphilis cases during prenatal care and lack of treatment of sexual partners of women diagnosed with this infection have been the most evident limitations to reach the objectives set to control congenital syphilis in the region. |
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