2014
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-8910.2014048004825
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Healthcare-associated infections: challenges to public health in Brazil

Abstract: This study presents a critical evaluation of the scientific literature related to this subject, aiming to assess the policies and administrative issues regarding the prevention and magnitude of healthcare-associated infections and discuss the challenges for their prevention in Brazil. The topics discussed included historical and administrative issues, challenges imposed by the characteristics of the healthcare system and the territorial dimension, laboratorial support limitations, costs, institutional culture,… Show more

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“…Este aumento considerável nas taxas de IPCS nos países em desenvolvimento deve-se à infraestrutura deficiente, falta de profissionais e de qualificação adequada e desconhecimento das medidas de prevenção (1) . (3) .…”
Section: Infections Incur a High Cost For Hospital Organizations Andunclassified
“…Este aumento considerável nas taxas de IPCS nos países em desenvolvimento deve-se à infraestrutura deficiente, falta de profissionais e de qualificação adequada e desconhecimento das medidas de prevenção (1) . (3) .…”
Section: Infections Incur a High Cost For Hospital Organizations Andunclassified
“…Hospital infection is one of the most serious health risks to the elderly in the ICU. It is predominant in extremes of age, and related to intrinsic and exogenous factors, such as medical diagnosis, environment, and length of stay, among other variables (4)(5) . Research on this topic is still sparse in Latin American literature, which makes it difficult to establish the real situation in terms of prevalence and main sites affected.…”
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“…15 No Brasil, identificou-se uma única avaliação de amplitude nacional relacionada às IRAS, em estudo de Prade et al 16 que, em 1994, encontrou prevalência de 15,0% de taxas de IRAS em 99 hospitais brasileiros.…”
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