Multicentre surveillance of epidemiologically important pathogens causing nosocomial bloodstream infections and pneumonia trials in Brazilian adult intensive care units.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most recurrent adverse event in hospitals worldwide and represent an important public health problem. There are a paucity of multicentric data describing severe HAIs such as bloodstream infection (BSI) and pneumonia in Brazil. To provide an up-to-date picture of the extent and patterns of HAIs in adult intensive care units (ICUs), as well as to identify variables associated with the risk of development of severe infections.

Associations between surgical wound infectious and clinical profile in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Background: Infections are surgical severe adverse events that pose risks to patient safety in health services, in addition to increasing costs and morbidity and mortality.

Aim: This study aims to describe the infectious profile of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and associate comorbidities and lifestyle habits with surgical wound infection.

Design: Observational and retrospective study.

Pressure ulcers colonized by MRSA as a reservoir and risk for MRSA bacteremia in patients at a brazilian university hospital.

Unlabelled: Pressure ulcers (PU) are a major reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of MRSA colonization in PU of hospitalized patients with Stage II or higher PU, to identify risk factors for colonization of these wounds, and to ascertain whether MRSA colonization of PU increases the risk of MRSA bacteremia.

Methods: This study was conducted at the Clinical Hospital of Federal University of Uberlandia, MG, Brazil.