Publications by authors named "Vicenta Rodrigo-Bartual"
Objective: Nosocomial infection is a frequent adverse event in health care. Hand hygiene (HH) reduces cross-transmission, but staff adherence is not always adequate. The objectives of this work were evaluating the effectiveness of the HH technique applied in the workplace and monitoring the adherence of the healthcare staff of a Hospital of Medium-Long Stay to the HH protocol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Deficient serum vitamin D levels have been associated with incidence of tuberculosis (TB), and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). However, to our knowledge, no studies on vitamin D status and tuberculin skin test (TST) conversion have been published to date. The aim of this study was to estimate the associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25[OH]D) status with LTBI prevalence and TST conversion in contacts of active TB in Castellon (Spain).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study was to determine the reasons why patients use hospital emergency services (HES) on their own initiative and the characteristics of these users.
Method: An ad hoc questionnaire was designed and applied by consecutive selection to patients who could have waited for medical care (level 1 triage) over a 1-week period in November 2002.
Results: A total of 348 patients completed the questionnaire; 82.
Background And Objective: The increase in the demand of clinical attention in emergency departments justifies the need to evaluate its adequacy to the population health needs requiring emergency attention. The objective of this study is to evaluate the adequacy of patients' visits to the emergency departments of a third level hospital.
Material And Method: Descriptive study with analytic components.