Background: The current prevalence of hospital-acquired in-fections and evolving
amplification of bacterial resistance are major public health concerns. A heightened …

BACKGROUND: Intraoperative stopcock contamination is a frequent event associated with
increased patient mortality. In the current study we examined the relative contributions of …

BACKGROUND: Bacterial contamination of intravascular devices has been associated with
increased morbidity and mortality in various hospital settings, including the perioperative …

Background. Recent practice guidelines for the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream
infection (CRBSI) describe as an “unresolved issue” the number of lumens from which blood …

Purpose To investigate microorganisms causing central venous catheter contamination and
how this contamination differs across different catheter metrics. Materials and methods After …

Aim: Infections associated with medical devices are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality. Microorganisms are responsible for catheter infections that may then result in the …

Introduction The advent of Luer-type needleless venous access catheters has been
accompanied by a growing number of catheter-related bloodstream infections. Our main …

Há praticamente consenso de que o processo de trabalho de prevenà § ã oe controle de
infecà § ã o relacionada à assistência à saúde (IrAS), pautado em indicadores de …

The SARS-CoV2 predominantly replicates in the upper and lower respiratory tracts in
contrast to MERS-CoV which replicates predominantly in the lower respiratory tract and is …

As infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde estão entre as principais complicações em
pacientes que se submetem a transplante de rim, em virtude, não somente, dos regimes de …