Incidence of congenital syphilis in the South Region of Brazil

Authors :: Cintia Vieira Niero
Maria Marlene de Souza Pires
Anie Savi Serafim
Maria Inês da Rosa
Gustavo Pasquali Moretti
Priscyla Waleska Targino de Azevedo Simões
Guilherme Savi Serafim
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.47 n.2 2014, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), instacron:SBMT, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 170-178 (2014), Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 170-178, Published: APR 2014
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: 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

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