title: Congenital and maternal syphilis in the capital of Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  ​This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of congenital and maternal syphilis in the Brazilian Federal District in 2010. ​
  
  
  METHODS
  ​A retrospective descriptive study was conducted on the basis of the cases recorded in the System of Notifiable Disease Information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ​The study population comprised 133 cases of congenital syphilis; of these, 116 (52.6%) mothers received prenatal care, and 70 (60.4%) were diagnosed with syphilis during pregnancy. Only 1 mother was adequately treated, and 100 (75.2%) of the pregnant women's partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis. ​
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although mothers attended prenatal care, not all were diagnosed during pregnancy or received adequate treatment for syphilis, as their partners did not undergo treatment for syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmen Lucia
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Muricy
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Tropical, Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor Laerte
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pinto Júnior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult