The role of environment in the transmission of infection
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Data de Publicação: | 2010 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.34632/cadernosdesaude.2010.2997 |
Resumo: | Nosocomial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The environment can serve as a reservoir of pathogens causing nosocomial infections, but is most likely less of a contributing factor than contaminants transiently on hands of health care personnel, biofilms that form on indwelling devices, or invasion of endogenous flora present on the patient. Controversy over the relative importance of pathogens recovered from the hospital environment as a significant source of nosocomial infection has existed for decades; however the emergence of more virulent strains of pathogens, such as Clostridium difficile, and the persistence of familiar ones, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, have prompted a return to concerns about environmental infection control. Therefore, there is a continued need to focus hygiene-based interventions, not only on personnel and inanimate surfaces, but also, as new evidence suggests, for the patient as well. This paper reviews summarily the importance of environment, among other factors, as important reservoirs of pathogens causing nosocomial infection. |
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The role of environment in the transmission of infectionO ambiente na transmissão da infecçãoNosocomial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The environment can serve as a reservoir of pathogens causing nosocomial infections, but is most likely less of a contributing factor than contaminants transiently on hands of health care personnel, biofilms that form on indwelling devices, or invasion of endogenous flora present on the patient. Controversy over the relative importance of pathogens recovered from the hospital environment as a significant source of nosocomial infection has existed for decades; however the emergence of more virulent strains of pathogens, such as Clostridium difficile, and the persistence of familiar ones, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, have prompted a return to concerns about environmental infection control. Therefore, there is a continued need to focus hygiene-based interventions, not only on personnel and inanimate surfaces, but also, as new evidence suggests, for the patient as well. This paper reviews summarily the importance of environment, among other factors, as important reservoirs of pathogens causing nosocomial infection.As infecções nosocomiais são uma das principais causas de morbilidade e mortalidade entre pacientes hospitalizados. O ambiente pode servir como um reservatório de patogénicos causadores de infecções nosocomiais, mas constitui um factor menos relevante que outros como a contaminação transitória nas mãos do pessoal de saúde, a formação de biofilmes em dispositivos médicos, ou a invasão da flora endógena presente no paciente. A controvérsia sobre a importância relativa de patogénicos recuperados do ambiente hospitalar, como importante fonte de infecção, existe há décadas. No entanto, o aparecimento de estirpes mais virulentas, tais como a Clostridium difficile, e a persistência dos já conhecidos, como os Staphylococcus aureus meticilina-resistentes e enterococos resistentes à vancomicina, fizeram renascer as preocupações sobre o controle de infecção ambiental. Assim, existe uma necessidade contínua de focalizar-se nas intervenções de higiene, não só do pessoal e das superfícies inanimadas, mas também, como novas evidências sugerem, do paciente. Este artigo revê sumariamente a importância do meio ambiente, entre outros factores, como reservatórios de patogénicos causadores de infecção hospitalar. Universidade Católica Portuguesa2010-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.34632/cadernosdesaude.2010.2997https://doi.org/10.34632/cadernosdesaude.2010.2997Cadernos de Saúde; Vol 3 No Especial (2010): Infecção associada à prática de cuidados de saúde; 41-45Cadernos de Saúde; v. 3 n. Especial (2010): Infecção associada à prática de cuidados de saúde; 41-452795-43581647-055910.34632/cadernosdesaude.2010.3.Especialreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/cadernosdesaude/article/view/2997https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/cadernosdesaude/article/view/2997/2897Direitos de Autor (c) 2010 Maria Manuela Estevez Pintadohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPintado, Maria Manuela Estevez2023-10-03T15:47:41Zoai:ojs.revistas.ucp.pt:article/2997Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:32:58.390716Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The role of environment in the transmission of infection O ambiente na transmissão da infecção |
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The role of environment in the transmission of infection |
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The role of environment in the transmission of infection Pintado, Maria Manuela Estevez |
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Nosocomial infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The environment can serve as a reservoir of pathogens causing nosocomial infections, but is most likely less of a contributing factor than contaminants transiently on hands of health care personnel, biofilms that form on indwelling devices, or invasion of endogenous flora present on the patient. Controversy over the relative importance of pathogens recovered from the hospital environment as a significant source of nosocomial infection has existed for decades; however the emergence of more virulent strains of pathogens, such as Clostridium difficile, and the persistence of familiar ones, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, have prompted a return to concerns about environmental infection control. Therefore, there is a continued need to focus hygiene-based interventions, not only on personnel and inanimate surfaces, but also, as new evidence suggests, for the patient as well. This paper reviews summarily the importance of environment, among other factors, as important reservoirs of pathogens causing nosocomial infection. |
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