Epidemiologic Surveillance Hospital
Mostrando 1-12 de 12 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Risk factors for vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonisation in critically ill patients
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important hospital pathogens and have become increasingly common in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). To determine the incidence and the risk factors associated with VRE colonisation among ICU patients, active surveillance cultures for VRE faecal carriages were carried out in patients admitted to t
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2012-02
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2. Clima organizacional e satisfação laboral: um estudo sobre os núcleos hospitalares de epidemiologia de Natal/RN
O Núcleo Hospitalar de Epidemiologia (NHE) constitui em uma organização que apresenta um clima organizacional específico, o qual contribui para o nível de satisfação laboral dos profissionais que nele atuam. Este estudo consiste em um trabalho descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, que teve por objetivo identificar a relação entre o clima organizac
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 08/10/2010
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3. Epidemiology of human infection with the novel virus influenza A (H1H1) in the Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil - june-september 2009
The pandemic novel influenza A (H1N1) infection was considered widespread in Brazil on July 16, 2009. Since then, 46,810 cases of acute respiratory syndrome have been reported in Brazil, most of them concentrated in São Paulo. Through September 16, we have confirmed 9,249 cases of novel influenza A H1N1in Brazil, including 699 deaths. The mortality rate obs
Clinics. Publicado em: 2009
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4. Postdischarge surveillance following cesarean section : the incidence of surgical site infection and associated factors / Vigilancia pos-alta em cesareas : incidencia e fatores associados a infecção do sitio cirurgico
Objetivo: Identificar a taxa de incidência de infecção do sítio cirúrgico (ISC) e fatores associados ao aparecimento desta infecção, em pacientes submetidas à cesárea em um hospital público, de ensino e terciário, através da vigilância pósalta. Sujeitos e Métodos: Foram admitidas no estudo 204 mulheres que realizaram cesárea no Centro de Aten
Publicado em: 2009
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5. Estimativa de Subnotificação de casos de AIDS em Fortaleza,Ceará 2002 e 2003: uma aplicação da Técnica de captura-recaptura / Estimate of underreporting of AIDS in adults in Fortaleza in the period 2002-2003 using the capture-recapture method
Underreporting is one of the major problems challenging epidemiologic AIDS surveillance. The objective of this study was to estimate the level of underreporting of AIDS in adults in Fortaleza in the period 2002-2003 using the capture-recapture method. In addition, the level of underreporting at two hospitals for AIDS referral (Hospital São José HSJ, and Ho
Publicado em: 2006
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6. Clinical and epidemiological analysis of pregnant women accidentally vaccinated against rubella / "Análise clínico-epidemiológica das gestantes inadvertidamente vacinadas contra a rubéola"
INTRODUCTION: In the years 1999 and 2000, rubella outbreaks reaching mostly young adults resulted in an increased number of cases of Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Brazil. State Vaccination Campaigns aiming at women at childbearing age were promoted around the country to control the disease, recommending that vaccination of pregnant women should be avoided a
Publicado em: 2006
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7. "Vigilância epidemiológica e controle de infecção em área anexa a hospital: creche hospitalar" / Infection control in hospital day-care centers
Child day-care centers (DCC) are known for the spread of infectious diseases. Standards for infection control in child care have been established worldwide. A study was conducted to obtain policies used to reduce disease in hospital day-care centers in São Paulo, Brazil. Written handwashing procedures were available at 36% and written instructions on diaper
Publicado em: 2005
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8. Analise da assistencia prestada pelo programa do recem-nascido de risco e sua relação com a hospitalização de menores de um ano e a mortalidade infantil tardia em Santos/SP
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o impacto da assistência oferecida pelo Programa de Vigilância para crianças nascidas sob risco (PRNR) sobre as intemações hospitalares e a mortalidade de crianças menores de um ano de idade em Santos/SP. Foi estudada uma coorte histórica retrospectiva de crianças expostas e não expostas ao Programa no período d
Publicado em: 2001
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9. An overview of nosocomial infections, including the role of the microbiology laboratory.
An estimated 2 million patients develop nosocomial infections in the United States annually. The increasing number of antimicrobial agent-resistant pathogens and high-risk patients in hospitals are challenges to progress in preventing and controlling these infections. While Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus remain the most common pathogens isolated
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10. Epidemiologic and Molecular Characterization of an Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis Bloodstream Infections in a Community Hospital
Candida parapsilosis is an important cause of bloodstream infections in the health care setting. We investigated a large C. parapsilosis outbreak occurring in a community hospital and conducted a case-control study to determine the risk factors for infection. We identified 22 cases of bloodstream infection with C. parapsilosis: 15 confirmed and 7 possible. T
American Society for Microbiology.
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11. Nonperinatal Nosocomial Transmission of Candida albicans in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Study
Nosocomial Candida albicans infections have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). To determine the possible modes of acquisition of C. albicans in hospitalized neonates, we conducted a prospective study at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. Clinical samples for fungal surveillance cultures we
American Society for Microbiology.
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12. Random amplified polymorphic DNA and plasmid analyses used in investigation of an outbreak of multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with plasmid-borne extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) are increasingly frequent nosocomial pathogens. A major outbreak of clinical infections, mainly involving patients in the Newborn Services Unit with limited spread to adult patients, occurred at our hospital. This epidemic was investigated by typing the i