Abstract:<p class="Normal1"><span class="fontstyle0">Congenital syphilis is a disease resulting from vertical transmission of the Treponema pallidum bacterium from the infected mother to her child, which can result in several sequelae for the newborn. This study aimed to analyze the clinical and social characteristics of mothers whose children were affected by this disease in Paraíba between 2008 and 2017. It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study developed from secondary data from the Ministry of Healt… Show more
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