Publications by authors named "C Pitart"
Background: We evaluated the microbial burden on gel polished nails (GPN), standard polished nails (SPN) and unpolished nails (UPN) before and after an alcohol-based hand rub (HHAB).
Methods: Three GPN, two SPN and five UPN in both hands were analyzed in 46 health-care workers volunteers. Nail length was maintained ≤2mm during the study.
Background: The management of nosocomial pneumonia represents a major challenge in the ICU. European guidelines from 2017 proposed an algorithm for the prescription of empirical antimicrobial treatment based on medical history, local ecology, and severity (ie, presence or absence of septic shock). We assessed this algorithm's usefulness by comparing outcomes with and without guideline adherence in a population at high risk of multiresistance and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ultraviolet- C (UV-C) light is effective for reducing environmental bioburden in hospitals, and the use of robots to deliver it may be advantageous.
Aim: To evaluate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of an autonomous programmable UV-C robot in surgical and intensive care unit (ICU) rooms of a tertiary hospital.
Method: During ten consecutive months, the device was used in six theatres where cardiac, colorectal and orthopaedic surgeries were performed, and in the rooms previously occupied by patients subjected to contact precautions of a 14-bed ICU.
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- The study focuses on a type of bacterium commonly found on the skin of dogs that can lead to infections in pets and zoonotic infections in humans, especially in those with close animal contact.
- Four cases of infections were documented, identified using advanced techniques like MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and Nanopore sequencing, revealing that three of the bacterial isolates were multidrug resistant, including resistance to methicillin.
- The research highlights the significance of understanding these bacterial infections due to their increasing resistance and the potential for serious complications in humans, particularly those using catheters.
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- The study analyzed the occurrence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in solid cancer patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) over 25 years, revealing a significant rise in MDR strains, especially ESBL-producing bacteria.
- Among 6,117 BSI episodes, Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) were the most prevalent, and 24.8% of patients received inappropriate empiric antibiotic treatment (IEAT), which correlated with higher mortality rates.
- Risk factors for MDR BSIs included prior antibiotic use, infections occurring during treatment, and specific infection sources, highlighting the need for improved risk assessment and careful antibiotic prescribing to enhance patient outcomes.