Publications by authors named "Sonia R P E Dantas"
Objectives: to build and validate three clinical simulation scenarios and report the application with candidates for the specialist's degree in stomatherapy.
Methods: methodological study, building three scenarios and evaluation checklists; content validation with judges, using content validity index and Modified Kappa Coefficient; pre-test and application.
Results: scenarios built based on nursing care for: 1.
Article Synopsis
- Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can cause serious infections in high-risk patients and contaminate hospital environments, prompting an investigation into an outbreak at a university hospital.
- A study reviewing 150 VRE-positive patients revealed a high colonization rate (92.7%), with infection risks associated with certain medical devices and previous antibiotic use, leading to a higher mortality rate in infected patients.
- Following targeted interventions, including education and improved cleaning protocols, the rate of VRE spread significantly decreased from 1.49 to 0.33, demonstrating the effectiveness of these measures in controlling the outbreak.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important pathogens involved in nosocomial infections. Colonization precedes infection and the number of colonized individuals is about 10 times higher than the number of infected patients. We examined VRE colonization in two intensive care units from October 2003 to June 2004.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the incidence of acquired infection, and the incidence, risk factors, and molecular typing of multidrug-resistant bacterial organisms (MROs) colonizing respiratory secretions or the oropharynx of patients in an extended-care area of the emergency department (ED) in a tertiary-care university hospital.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted regarding risk factors for colonization with MROs in ED patients from July 1996 to August 1998. The most prevalent MRO strains were determined using plasmid and genomic analysis with PFGE.