FORTES, D. I. F. M.; SILVA, D. H. G.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7782705006368333; FORTES, Delfina Indira Fiel Maria.; SILVA, Diego Henrique Gomes.
Resumo:
Hospital Infection is a serious public health problem due to the breadth of its
incidence, the increased morbidity and mortality and hospital costs, causing
human, social and economic impacts. This study aims to analyze the main
microorganisms isolated and identified in the period July 2012 to June 2014,
associated with infections in the wards of Clinical Medicine of an University
Hospital of Paraíba. Besides proposing measures to be taken by health
professionals, aimed at reducing hospital infection rates in this Unit. This is a
descriptive exploratory study with quantitative and qualitative approach, using as
an information source, the database of the Commission of Infection Control
(CCIH) of a University Hospital. So the procedure is technical and documental.
151 files were analyzed, and excluded those in which there was no laboratory
evidence of IH, working with 114 files. The rate of IH ranged from 3,7% to 8,9%,
averaging 6,3%. The four major identified microorganisms were Klebsiella
pneumoniae (23,3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16%), Escherichia coli (13%)
and Acinetobacter baumannii (8.9%). Many of these hospital infections could
have been avoided with simple measures of health surveillance. So there is an
urgent need for a planning and implementation process of specific protocols and
well-established measures, with multidisciplinary decisions, with investments in
continuing education to prevent and control infection thus contributing to the
mitigation of risk factors and consequently reducing hospital infection rates.