Epidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem
dos Santos Barbosa M, de Lima L, Ribeiro S, Croda J, de Sá Queiroz J, Ortolani L, Negrão F, Souza E, da Silva K, de Souza R, Simionatto S. Epidemiological study in Brazilian women highlights that syphilis remains a public health problem. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo 2021, 63: e4. PMID: 33533807, PMCID: PMC7845940, DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202163004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT. pallidum infectionSexual partnersPrimary health care unitsContinuous surveillance studiesGlobal public health concernHistory of STICross-sectional studyHigher prevalence ratioPublic health problemMultiple sexual partnersPopulation-based sampleHealth care unitsPublic health concernCommitment of patientsCare unitMultivariable analysisNeonatal deathPrevalence ratiosSyphilis testingSyphilis screeningReproductive ageRisk factorsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSurveillance study