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Antisépticos y desinfectantes: apuntando al uso racional. Recomendaciones del Comité Consultivo de Infecciones Asociadas a la Atención de Salud, Sociedad Chilena de Infectología

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (2), 2017
Proper use of antiseptics and disinfectants, is an essential tool to prevent the spread of infectious agents and to control of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Given the increasing importance of environmental aspects, as well as several advances and updates in the field of its proper use at local ...

Fungoma vesical por Candida tropicalis: un caso clínico pediátrico

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (2), 2017
Vesical fungus ball is a mobile, oval and echogenic mass as a result of accumulation of long and wide numerous hyphae. Fungal urinary tract infection incidence has increased notoriously and there are isolated yeast in 7 to 8% of urine cultures. Different species of Candida are cause of urinary tract infe...

Estudio piloto del sistema de terapia de presión negativa en la prevención de infecciones del sitio quirúrgico en Obstetricia
PILOT STUDY WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY IN THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIONS IN THE SURGICAL SITE IN OBSTETRICS

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (2), 2017
Report of a pilot study of the system of therapy with negative pressure for the prevention of infections in the surgical site in Obstetrics. Infections associated to health care still continue as a severe sanitary problem due to the assistential, economical and social impact that their represent. At pres...

Bacterias nosocomiales emergentes: Infección endovascular por Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
Emerging nosocomial bacteria: Endovascular infection by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Rev. med. interna Guatem; 21 (1), 2017
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica es un bacilo gram negativo no fermentador, no móvil, y oxidasa positivo, ampliamente distribuido en la naturaleza pero poco frecuente en humanos, en quienes se considera un patógeno oportunista, actualmente denominado emergente. En el ambiente hospitalario se ha encontrad...

Adesão à higienização das mãos: um olhar sobre a edificação do treinamento no processo de cuidar

Construir estratégias com os profissionais da enfermagem para a adesão da higienização das mãos (HM) edificando uma prática de prevenção de infecções, envolvendo, conhecimento, incorporação de mudanças e interesse no cumprimento das normas, foi o que motivou o desenvolvimento desse estudo, q...

Online continuing interprofessional education on hospital-acquired infections for Latin America

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Latin America is a large and diverse region, comprising more than 600 million inhabitants and one million physicians in over 20 countries. Resistance to antibacterial drugs is particularly important in the region. This paper describes the design, implementation and results of an i...

High mortality outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (2), 2017

Estudio de las infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus en un hospital general de agudos (2002-2013)
Study of Staphylococcus aureus infections in a general acute care hospital (2002-2013)

Rev. argent. microbiol; 49 (1), 2017
Se realizó una revisión retrospectiva durante 12 años de las infecciones por Staphylococcus aureus en pacientes adultos (PA) y pediátricos (PP) asistidos en el Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Evita de Lanús, para conocer la incidencia, los focos y el origen de la infección, y analizar el perf...

Colonización e infección en el neonato: ¿Hay un rol para el uso de la clorhexidina en la prevención de infecciones?

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (1), 2017
Las infecciones asociadas al cuidado de la salud son un tema de gran importancia en los recién nacidos, teniendo en cuenta su alta carga de morbilidad, mortalidad y secuelas a largo plazo. En prematuros, se ha demostrado que la colonización de la piel y del tracto gastrointestinal sufre variaciones res...

Cambios clínicos y epidemiológicos de candidemias en pacientes adultos desde 2000 a 2013

Rev. chil. infectol; 34 (1), 2017
Background: Invasive Candida spp. infections have been described more frequently. Aim: To characterize the epidemiological data of candidemia in recent years. Methods: A retrospective study of adult patients in a University Hospital in Santiago, Chile, with 1 or more documented episodes of candidemia, fr...