Clinical Protocols and Treatment Guidelines for the Management of Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Brazil and Portugal: Analysis and Comparisons: A Narrative Review

Talita Katiane de Brito Pinto (), Aliete Cristina Gomes Dias Pedrosa da Cunha-Oliveira, Ana Isabela Lopes Sales-Moioli, Jane Francinete Dantas, Rosângela Maria Morais da Costa, José Paulo Silva Moura, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino and Ricardo Alexsandro de Medeiros Valentim
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Talita Katiane de Brito Pinto: Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59010-090, Brazil
Aliete Cristina Gomes Dias Pedrosa da Cunha-Oliveira: Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3001-901 Coimbra, Portugal
Ana Isabela Lopes Sales-Moioli: Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59010-090, Brazil
Jane Francinete Dantas: Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59010-090, Brazil
Rosângela Maria Morais da Costa: Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59010-090, Brazil
José Paulo Silva Moura: Doctor Daniel de Matos Maternity, Coimbra Hospital and University Center, 3000-157 Coimbra, Portugal
Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino: Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Toledo Campus, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain
Ricardo Alexsandro de Medeiros Valentim: Laboratory of Technological Innovation in Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59010-090, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: (1) Background: Maternal syphilis (MS) and congenital syphilis (CS) are serious public health problems worldwide due to their high morbidity and mortality rates. (2) Objective: Evaluating the applicability of Clinical Protocols and Treatment Guidelines on case incidence trends in Brazil and Portugal. (3) Methods: The review was done through bibliographic research in two public databases and government websites from both countries, published between 2007 and 2022. All guidelines that contained CS and MS were selected. (4) Results and discussion: After evaluation, we found that Brazil and Portugal have adequate protocols for screening and treating congenital and maternal syphilis. (5) Conclusion: The results suggest that CS and MS incidence are notably higher in Brazil than in Portugal due to economic, cultural, and social disparities and the differences in territory size. Therefore, these demographic and socioeconomic factors could strongly influence efforts to fight against syphilis and thus control the infection.

Keywords: syphilis; congenital syphilis; clinical protocols (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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