Clinical Microbiology: Open Access

Prevalence of cases of congenital gestational syphilis in the state of Sergipe between 2007 and 2013

3^rd Global Microbiologists Annual Meeting

August 15-17, 2016 Portland, Oregon, USA

Jacqueline Mazzotti Cavalcanti da Silva

Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Clin Microbiol

Abstract:

Aim: Knowing the prevalence of reported cases of congenital syphilis in pregnant women and in the state of Sergipe between 2007 and June 2013. Methods: Analysis of cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective component using only secondary data from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, Ministry of Health of Brazil. The data collected refer to the period 2007 to June 2013. It was used SPSS 17.0 for data analysis. Results: It has reported 1450 cases of syphilis in pregnant women, 47% with latent syphilis, 30% with treatment considered inadequate, 42% of partners were not treated. As for congenital syphilis cases were reported in 1371, 48.5% female, 50% of mothers received treatment, 68.9% underwent prenatal, 48% received a diagnosis at the time of delivery or curettage. Conclusion: The analysis shows that, as in nationwide; the central problem of the high prevalence of vertical transmission of syphilis is the ineffectiveness of prenatal care offered to pregnant women.

Biography :

Jacqueline Mazzotti Cavalcanti da Silva is a graduate of The Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), a public institution of higher education in Brazil. After completing her Medical School in 2014, she has begun her training as a Resident in Gynecology and Obstetrics at The Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Her research has focused on human papillomavirus infection and human sexuality and has been published in nationally recognized scientific journals.

Email: jacquelinemazzotti@hotmail.com