O Impacto da Pandemia COVID-19 nas Infeções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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A doença provocada pelo novo coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) tem causado um grande impacto nos serviços de saúde. Os serviços de saúde foram essencialmente dirigidos para a resposta à pandemia. Para diminuir a disseminação do vírus, medidas de confinamento foram aplicadas à escala planetária. Indiretamente, a COVID-19 influenciou também a transmissão de outras infeções, incluindo as infeções sexualmente transmissíveis (IST). Enquanto as medidas de distanciamento social têm potencial para diminuir a incidência de IST, o encerramento e a diminuição dos serviços de diagnóstico e tratamento de IST tendem a uma evolução oposta. A questão reside na forma como estas duas forças contraditórias se irão ajustar. Neste artigo revemos o impacto da COVID-19 na alteração dos comportamentos sexuais, na resposta das clínicas de IST e na incidência de IST, incluindo dados locais.
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