Control of mother-to-child transmission of infectious diseases in Brazil: progress in HIV/AIDS and failure in congenital syphilis Controle da transmissão vertical de doenças infecciosas no Brasil: avanços na infecção pelo HIV/AIDS e descompasso na sífilis congênita

Control of mother-to-child transmission of infectious diseases in Brazil: progress in HIV/AIDS and failure in congenital syphilis Controle da transmissão vertical de doenças infecciosas no Brasil: avanços na infecção pelo HIV/AIDS e descompasso na sífilis congênita

In Brazil, syphilis and HIV infection are considered serious public health problems. However, in practice, epidemiological surveillance, prevention measures, and prenatal care seem to be more effective in the control of mother-to-child transmission of the HIV than in the control of transmission of t...

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Main Authors: Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr., Luiza Harunari Matida, Valéria Saraceni, Maria Amélia de S. M. Veras, Ricardo José Soares Pontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2007-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Cuidado Pré-Natal
Transmissão Vertical de Doença
Sífilis Congênita
HIV
Síndrome de Imunodeficiência Adquirida
Prenatal Care
Vertical Disease Transmission
Congenital Syphilis
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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