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| Camargo,Luis Fernando Aranha; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Silva,Cláudia Vallone; Laselva,Cláudia Regina; Moura Junior,Denis Faria; Cal,Ruy Guilherme G.; Yamashita,Maria Aparecida; Knobel,Elias. |
| Although the introduction of alcohol based products have increased compliance with hand hygiene in intensive care units (ICU), no comparative studies with other products in the same unit and in the same period have been conducted. We performed a two-month-observational prospective study comparing three units in an adult ICU, according to hand hygiene practices (chlorhexidine alone-unit A, both chlorhexidine and alcohol gel-unit B, and alcohol gel alone-unit C, respectively). Opportunities for hand hygiene were considered according to an institutional guideline. Patients were randomly allocated in the 3 units and data on hand hygiene compliance was collected without the knowledge of the health care staff. TISS score (used for measuring patient complexity)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Alcohol gel and chlorhexidine; Hand washing; ICU. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000500003 |
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| Mattana,André Marcelo Colvara; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Machado,Antônia Maria de Oliveira; Lopes Filho,Gaspar de Jesus; Salzedas Netto,Alcides Augusto; Gonzalez,Adriano Miziara. |
| OBJECTIVE: To assess the presence of microorganism contamination in the preservation solution for transplant organs (kidney/pancreas). Method: Between August 2007 and March 2008, 136 samples of preservation solution were studied prior to graft implantation. Variables related to the donor and to the presence of microorganisms in the preservation solution of organs were evaluated, after which the contamination was evaluated in relation to the "recipient culture" variable. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed. RESULTS: The contamination rate of the preservation solution was 27.9%. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus was the most frequently isolated microorganism. However, highly virulent agents, such as fungi and enterobacteria, were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Organ transplantation disease transmission; Infectious organ preservation solutions microbial viability. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000600005 |
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