Neonatal Hearing Screening in children with congenital syphilis in Aracaju Hospital in 2019

• Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Ana Maria dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Guimarães, Jordan de Oliveira Sousa, Lopes, Izailza Matos Dantas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scire Salutis
• Texto Completo: https://sustenere.inf.br/index.php/sciresalutis/article/view/CBPC2236-9600.2021.001.0008
• topic: Audição; Sífilis Congênita; Triagem Neonatal; Hearing; Congenital Syphilis; Neonatal Screening

Hearing is the main sense responsible for the child's speech and language acquisition. Syphilis infection is responsible for a high rate of morbidity and mortality in the prenatal and neonatal period, which can lead to early or late sensorineural hearing loss. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological profile and risk factors associated with patients with congenital syphilis who underwent Neonatal Hearing Screening (NHS) at a teaching hospital in the city of Aracaju in 2019. This is a study cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective study with live births with congenital syphilis. The study evaluated 117 patients who were followed up at the congenital syphilis clinic at that hospital. In 31 medical records, there was no information about the NHS and 26 newborns (NB) did not perform the screening. Of those who took the test 69.8% (n = 60) about 63.3% had a normal result and 36.7% had hearing disorders. Among those who had hearing impairment, 54.5% were waiting for the retest, 36.4% had an altered retest and were awaiting a new assessment and only 9.1% had a normal retest. In addition, 26.5% of mothers stated that they had not undergone treatment for congenital syphilis during pregnancy, showing an inadequate prenatal care. Finally, the majority of newborns with congenital syphilis passed NHS.