• Bruno Quintela Souza de Moraes, Alexya de Oliveira Feitosa, Roberta Albuquerque Wanderley, and Michael Ferreira Machado.
• Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Nucleus of Studies in Social and Preventive Medicine - Arapiraca (AL), Brazil.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2021 Jul 1; 67 (7): 991-996.

IntroductionCongenital syphilis is caused by the vertical transmission of bacteria, Treponema pallidum, from nontreated or inappropriately treated pregnant to the fetus.ObjectiveTo evaluate the clinical aspects of Congenital syphilis in Brazil, between 2009-2018.MethodIt is an analytical cross-sectional study whose data were collected from the Department of Chronical Conditions and Sexually Transmitted Infections of Brazilian Health Ministry. Clinical variables were analyzed using the software Joinpoint Regression, which makes a segmented linear regression.ResultsIn the study period, 156,969 cases of Congenital syphilis and 1642 deaths by this disease were reported. The trend analysis indicates growing in diagnosis of maternal syphilis during prenatal care, appropriate treatment of pregnant, realization of prenatal care, maternal partner treatment, diagnosis of syphilis in children under seven days, and diagnosis of recent syphilis.ConclusionsAlthough the trend analysis presents relative improvement in Congenital syphilis panorama in Brazil, the disease still related to high numbers of evitable perinatal morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the prenatal assistance with quality is fundamental to have a possible change in this field in the country.

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