Emergence of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species after the use of antimicrobials for burned patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the emergence of resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species to imipenem, ciprofloxacin, or both after the use of these drugs and to compare resistant with susceptible isolates by molecular typing.

Design: Cohort study.

Setting: Burn intensive care unit (ICU) with 4 beds in a tertiary-care university hospital.

[A cancer mortality pattern in Brazilian electrical workers].

This study provides the cancer mortality pattern for a cohort of 10,017 electric power plant workers from 1978 to 1994. Standard mortality ratio (SMR) analysis showed lower mortality from all causes (0.47: 0.

[Blood alcohol content prevalence among trauma patients seen at a level 1 trauma center].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of blood alcohol content (BAC) among patients seen at a level 1 trauma center.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out and patients were randomly selected at the emergency room of a level I trauma center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, throughout a year (August 1998 to August 1999). Blood samples were drawn and data was collected using an adapted version of a questionnaire developed by the Medical Research Institute of San Francisco - Alcohol Research Group.