Sífilis congênita : avaliação do seguimento de casos notificados no município de Santa Cruz do Sul.

Abstract

Syphilis is characterized by an infection caused by Treponema pallidum, is considered a serious public health problem especially when it comes to congenital syphilis, which occurs when pregnant women are infected by the bacteria and do not receive the properly treatment, transmitting the pathology to the baby, which may cause complications to the child as deformities, neurological lesions, and other sequels. The project aims to evaluate the investigation of cases of Early Congenital Syphilis in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul, being configured as a descriptive, qualitative, documental research study, using fifteen protocols for evaluation.The results of the assessment of compliance with the follow-up protocol show flaws, highlighting inadequate filling, variation in maternal data, showing that the pathology is not limited to a particular risk group.In addition, in relation to the prenatal care, it was identified that the access and the number of consultations did not represent a problem, and in relation to the babies, the majority presented normal gestational age and weight. The postpartum follow-up of the cases that had been reported, showed that examinations and assessments that were needed were not performed or had no records. It was identified during the work the lack of information by the professionals, suggesting investigations to better understand these factors detrimental to the process, since the information obtained during the follow-up are essential for the creation of new strategies in the search for control of this pathology that presents itself as a serious public health problem worldwide.