Congenital Syphilis Prevention Challenges, Pacific Coast of Colombia, 2018–2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fuertes-Bucheli, Jose F. ; Buenaventura-Alegría, Diana P. ; Rivas-Mina, Adriana M. ; Pacheco-López, Robinson
• Description:
  High incidences of congenital syphilis have been reported in areas along the Pacific coast of Colombia. In this retrospective study, conducted during 2018-2022 at a public hospital in Buenaventura, Colombia, we analyzed data from 3,378 pregnant women. The opportunity to prevent congenital syphilis was missed in 53.1% of mothers because of the lack of syphilis screening. Characteristics of higher maternal social vulnerability and late access to prenatal care decreased the probability of having >1 syphilis screening test, thereby increasing the probability of having newborns with congenital syphilis. In addition, the opportunity to prevent congenital syphilis was missed in 41.5% of patients with syphilis because of the lack of treatment, which also increased the probability of having newborns with congenital syphilis. We demonstrate the urgent need to improve screening and treatment capabilities for maternal syphilis, particularly among pregnant women who are more socially vulnerable.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Female History, 21st Century Humans Incidence Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Mass Screening Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Prenatal Care Retrospective Studies Syphilis Syphilis, Congenital Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Bacteria Colombia Congenital Syphilis Early Diagnosis Health Disparate Infectious Mass Screening Minority And Vulnerable Populations Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Tests Social Vulnerability

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(5):890-899
• Pubmed ID:
  38666579
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11060441
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Synopsis
• Place as Subject:
  Colombia
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f6e8eb67f196b6e6ba550befc904b529291105c7bfbd09a6bd78789c5605cc1d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154862/cdc_154862_DS1.pdf
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