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Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: infections causing vaginal discharge

The topic of vaginal discharge is one of the chapters of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. The chapter has been developed based on scientific evidence...

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Autores principales: de Carvalho, Newton Sergio, Eleutério, José, Travassos, Ana Gabriela, Santana, Lutigardes Bastos, Miranda, Angélica Espinosa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8210494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34008718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-593-2020
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description The topic of vaginal discharge is one of the chapters of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. The chapter has been developed based on scientific evidence and validated in discussions with specialists. This article presents epidemiological and clinical aspects associated with vaginal discharge conditions, as well as guidance to health service managers and health professionals. Screening, diagnosing, and treating these conditions, the main complaints among women seeking health services, caused by infectious or non-infectious factors, also are presented. Besides, information is presented on surveillance, prevention, and control actions to promote knowledge of the problem and provide quality care and effective treatment.
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spelling pubmed-82104942021-06-28 Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: infections causing vaginal discharge de Carvalho, Newton Sergio Eleutério, José Travassos, Ana Gabriela Santana, Lutigardes Bastos Miranda, Angélica Espinosa Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Consensus The topic of vaginal discharge is one of the chapters of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Health Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2020. The chapter has been developed based on scientific evidence and validated in discussions with specialists. This article presents epidemiological and clinical aspects associated with vaginal discharge conditions, as well as guidance to health service managers and health professionals. Screening, diagnosing, and treating these conditions, the main complaints among women seeking health services, caused by infectious or non-infectious factors, also are presented. Besides, information is presented on surveillance, prevention, and control actions to promote knowledge of the problem and provide quality care and effective treatment. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8210494/ /pubmed/34008718 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-593-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
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