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| Moreira,Marina; Freitas,Marise R.; Martins,Sinaida T.; Castelo,Adauto; Medeiros,Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo. |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is endemic in most Brazilian Hospitals, and there are few studies which show the efficacy of control measures in such situations. This study evaluated intensive care unit (ICU) patients, in two years divided in control, intervention and post-intervention group. Intervention measures: hands-on educational programs for healthcare workers; early identification of MRSA infected or colonized patients, labeled with a bed-identification tag for contact isolation; nasal carriers, patients, and healthcare professionals treated with topical mupirocin for five days. The hospital infection rates in the control period were compared to the ones in the post-intervention period. Hospital infection rates were found by... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: MRSA; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Intensive care unit infections. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100015 |
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| El Far,Fabiane; Marino,Cristiane G. J.; Medeiros,Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo. |
| The importance of Hospital Infection Control Committees (HICC) increases every year due to the emergence of multiresistant bacterial strains, hospital outbreaks, and other factors that cause HI. This demonstrates the fragility of the quality of hospital and medical care. Having a well-organized HICC benefits hospitals by improving quality, lowering costs and, most important, reducing patient morbidity and mortality. This review records the history of the development of HICCs, their present organizational structure, and offers recommendations for the best methods of infection surveillance. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hospital infection; Prevention; Committee; Control; Costs; Mortality; Surveillance; Quality. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000600001 |
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| Furtado,Guilherme Henrique Campos; Martins,Sinaida Teixeira; Coutinho,Ana Paula; Wey,Sérgio Barsanti; Medeiros,Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo. |
| Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important pathogens causing nosocomial infections, and there is reason for concern about their resistance and great ability to spread in hospital environments, especially intensive-care units (ICU). To determine the prevalence of rectal colonization by VRE, and the risk factors associated with their presence, rectal surveillance swabs were taken from patients under treatment in two intensive-care units (one medical and another both medical and surgical) at São Paulo Hospital, over a two-year period. Thirty-three percent of the 147 patients evaluated had VRE. The only significant variable in the logistic regression was the length of stay in the ICU. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; Rectal colonization; Intensive care unit. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000100011 |
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