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. 2021 May 17;54(suppl 1):e2020593.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-593-2020. eCollection 2021.

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

Newton Sergio de Carvalho  1 , José Eleutério Junior  2 , Ana Gabriela Travassos  3 , Lutigardes Bastos Santana  4 , Angélica Espinosa Miranda  4   5
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Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2020: infections causing vaginal discharge

Newton Sergio de Carvalho et al. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .

Abstract

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. In healthcare servicing cases of sexually transmitted infections, vaginal discharge is the main referred symptom, common among pregnant women.

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FIGURE 1:. Factors predisposing vulvovaginal candidiasis.
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FIGURE 2:. Recommendations for handling vaginal discharge.
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FIGURE 3:. Nugent score for bacterial vaginosis diagnosis.
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FIGURE 4:. Treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, and trichomonas infections.
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