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Advances in infection control
Marra,Alexandre RodriguesABSTRACT Several initiatives took place in recent years in relation to nosocomial infection control in order to increase patient safety. Some of these initiatives will be commented in this brief review.
SeptiFast for diagnosis of sepsis in severely ill patients from a Brazilian hos...
Sitnik,Roberta; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Petroni,Roberta Cardoso; Ramos,Ozires Pereira Santos; Martino,Marinês Dalla Valle; Pasternak,JacyrObjective To test and validate a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction method for bloodstream infections, as well as to compare the results with conventional blood culture.Methods A total of 114 consecutive patients with clinical evidence of sepsis were submitted to blood culture and LightCycler™ SeptiFast tests.Results More positive specimens (23; 20.2%) were detected using the LightCycler™ SeptiFast t...
Evaluation of the presence of microorganisms in solid-organ preservation solution
Mattana,André Marcelo Colvara; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Machado,Antônia Maria de Oliveira; Lopes Filho,Gaspar de Jesus; Salzedas Netto,Alcides AugustoOBJECTIVE: To assess the presence of microorganism contamination in the preservation solution for transplant organs (kidney/pancreas). Method: Between August 2007 and March 2008, 136 samples of preservation solution were studied prior to graft implantation. Variables related to the donor and to the presence of microorganisms in the preservation solution of organs were evaluated, after which the contamination wa...
Low compliance with alcohol gel compared with chlorhexidine for hand hygiene in...
Camargo,Luis Fernando Aranha; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Silva,Cláudia Vallone; Laselva,Cláudia Regina; Moura Junior,Denis Faria; Cal,Ruy Guilherme G.Although the introduction of alcohol based products have increased compliance with hand hygiene in intensive care units (ICU), no comparative studies with other products in the same unit and in the same period have been conducted. We performed a two-month-observational prospective study comparing three units in an adult ICU, according to hand hygiene practices (chlorhexidine alone-unit A, both chlorhexidine and...
Quando indicar a oxigenoterapia hiperbárica?
Rodrigues Junior,Milton; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues
Toxoplasmose pulmonar: ocorrência em adulto imunocompetente
Cal,Ruy Guilherme Rodrigues; Marra,Alexandre Rodrigues; Lewi,David Salomão; Wey,Sérgio Barsanti