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Chancroid en los Estados Unidos. Restablecimiento de una vieja enfermedad
G P Schmid1, L L Sanders, J H Blount
1Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
JAMA
|December 11, 1987
Resumen
Chancroid (una infección de transmisión sexual) se ha convertido en endémica en los EE.UU. desde 1981 debido a numerosos brotes. La dificultad para localizar a los individuos infectados y sus viajes dificultan los esfuerzos de erradicación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Chancroid fue poco común y localizado en los EE.UU. durante 30 años (promedio. 878 casos por año, 1971-1980).
- Desde 1981, numerosos brotes han hecho endémico chancroid en nuevas áreas.
- Los casos reportados aumentaron a 3418 en 1986, el nivel más alto desde 1952.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar el cambio epidemiológico de chancroid en los Estados Unidos.
- Identificar los factores que contribuyen a la propagación y persistencia de los brotes de cáncer.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de los datos de casos de cáncer de hígado reportados en los Estados Unidos.
- Revisión de las características del brote y la dinámica de transmisión.
Principales resultados:
- La transmisión chancroid se produce predominantemente entre los hombres que patrocinan a las prostitutas.
- Se sospecha que los viajes desde las áreas de brote o internacionalmente pueden propagar la enfermedad.
- Los esfuerzos de erradicación se ven obstaculizados por los desafíos en la búsqueda de casos y la movilidad del paciente.
Conclusiones:
- El hecho de no erradicar los brotes crea reservas residuales para la transmisión.
- Chancroid ha pasado de ser una infección localizada a una preocupación endémica de salud pública en los Estados Unidos.
- El control efectivo requiere abordar los desafíos en la localización de individuos infectados y la gestión de los viajes de los pacientes.
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