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Surveillance programme for multidrug-resistant bacteria in healthcare-associated infections: an urban perspective in South Brazil.

P V M Toledo1, L N Arend, M Pilonetto, J C Costa Oliveira, K R Luhm.   

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB) have emerged as a public health problem and the World Health Organization recommends actions to control MDRB in healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). This study describes a surveillance programme for MDRB in HCAIs at Curitiba, Brazil. MDRB in pneumonia, bloodstream, urinary tract and surgical site infections has been surveyed since January 2010. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and third generation resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae were the most frequent MDRB in HCAIs. Infection control strategies enrolling hospitals and public health have been developed. The data presented describe MDRB prevalence and the feasibility of this municipal MDRB surveillance programme in Brazil. Copyright Â
© 2012 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22382275     DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.01.010

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Hosp Infect        ISSN: 0195-6701            Impact factor:   3.926


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