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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/55711| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | One-day point prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in four countries in Latin America |
| Authors: | R.huerta-gutiérrez Rayo Morfín-otero p. Rodríguez-zulueta a. Rosado-buzzo Fernando Rosso-suárez Wanessa Trindade Clemente Denusa Wiltgen l. Braga a. Camacho-ortiz Humberto Díaz-ponce l. García-mollinedo m. Guzmán-blanco s. Valderrama-beltrán e. Landaeta-nezer s. Moreno-espinosa |
| Abstract: | Background and aims: Experience in the region shows that in some countries there is very good surveillance of Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in health services, but there is no national data consistently in all countries. Therefore, we set to estimate the total burden of HAIs and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals in Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, and Colombia using the one-day point prevalence methodology. Methods: The survey was conducted between June and July 2016. In each ward or unit, HAIs and antimicrobial use data were collected on a single day by a trained team of researchers. Also, for each patient, we collected data on risk factors for infections. Results: One out of ten individuals surveyed had at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI).Pneumonia and surgical site infections were the most relevant among the surveyed countries. Most of the surveyed participants, regardless of their HAI status, received antibiotics except the individuals managed in Brazil. Carbapenems and third-generation Cephalosporins were among the most frequently used antibiotics. Conclusion: Our results add to WHO’s recent efforts to understand HAIs prevalence and antibiotic consumption in low and middle-income countries, of which we studied three that were not included in their last report. |
| Subject: | Infecção Hospitalar Antibacterianos Hospitais Públicos infectologia |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | MED - DEPARTAMENTO DE PROPEDÊUTICA COMPLEMENTAR |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.06.016 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/55711 |
| Issue Date: | 15-Jun-2019 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219302619?via%3Dihub |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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