Report of the incidence of syphilis in a municipality in the southern “Zona da Mata” region of Pernambuco from 2010 to 2018

Abstract

Congenital syphilis disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, has been a disease for epidemiological surveillance purposes since 1986. Its form of transmission occurs from the infected mother untreated or treated incorrectly to the fetus through transplacental, the drug used for treatment is penicillin, an antibiotic derived from mold produced by the fungus Penicillium crysogenum. The test for diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis should be performed at the first prenatal consultation, in the last three months of pregnancy and at the time of prepartum. Therefore, in order to be able to make the diagnosis accurately, it is necessary to evaluate the clinical history of the mother, also to perform the physical examination of the offspring and to have the results of the tests. To investigate the incidence and prevalence of congenital syphilis at the Regional Hospital of Palmares. This is a quantitative, descriptive study, data were collected through secondary data collection -SINAN. Case of congenital syphilis in 2018 (n=9) and detection rate (n=14.3); cases of gestational syphilis in 2018 (n=23) and detection rate (n=20.4). The results of the study revealed a significant increase in syphilis indices and indicators in 2018.