2020
Neurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided
da Costa Ribeiro A, de Sá Dan C, da Silva Santos A, Croda J, Simionatto S. Neurosyphilis in Brazilian newborns: a health problem that could be avoided. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2020, 62: e82. PMID: 33174978, PMCID: PMC7653815, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenCongenital syphilisBrazilian newbornsHealth problemsLong bone radiographyPregnant Brazilian womenCerebrospinal fluid analysisLength of hospitalizationLow birth weightCase-control studyNon-treponemal testsCases of newbornsCases of neurosyphilisPublic health problemCentral nervous systemRisk of transmissionNeurosyphilis treatmentClinical complicationsPrenatal careBirth weightBone radiographyLate diagnosisPrenatal coverageNeurosyphilisNervous system
2019
High Prevalence of Syphilis and Inadequate Prenatal Care in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Benedetti K, Ribeiro A, Queiroz J, Melo A, Batista R, Delgado F, da Silva K, Croda J, Simionatto S. High Prevalence of Syphilis and Inadequate Prenatal Care in Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 101: 761-766. PMID: 31407659, PMCID: PMC6779194, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenHigh prevalenceVenereal Disease Research Laboratory testDisease Research Laboratory testSeroprevalence of syphilisUnlinked anonymous testingAntenatal care servicesInadequate prenatal careRisk factor questionnaireBrazilian pregnant womenBehavioral risk factorsCross-sectional studyPresence of antibodiesTime of deliveryData of newbornsHistory of abortionAntenatal careAnonymous testingThird trimesterFirst trimesterPrenatal careSectional studyClinical managementMedical recordsRisk factors