Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environments
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Resumo: | Backgound and Objectives: Individuals living in cities increasingly spend more time indoors in air-conditioned environments. Air conditioner contamination can be caused by the presence of aerosols from the external or internal environment, which may be associated with disease manifestations in patients present in this type of environment. Therefore, the aim of this review was to assess the air quality in air-conditioned hospital environments as a risk factor for hospital-acquired infections – HAI – as the air can be a potential source of infection, as well as assess the exposure of professionals and patients to different pollutants. Material and Methods: A literature review was performed in the LILACS, MEDLINE, SCIELO, SCIENCE DIRECT databases, CAPES thesis database and Ministry of Health – Brazil, including studies published between 1982 and 2008. The literature search was grouped according to the thematic focus, as follows: ventilation, maintenance and cleaning of systems that comprehend the environmental quality standard. Discussion and Conclusion: Outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections associated with Aspergillus, Acinetobacter, Legionella, and other genera such as Clostridium and Nocardia, which were found in air conditioners, were observed, thus indicating the need for air-conditioning quality control in these environments. |
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Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environmentsInfecções hospitalares associadas à qualidade do ar em ambientes climatizadosBackgound and Objectives: Individuals living in cities increasingly spend more time indoors in air-conditioned environments. Air conditioner contamination can be caused by the presence of aerosols from the external or internal environment, which may be associated with disease manifestations in patients present in this type of environment. Therefore, the aim of this review was to assess the air quality in air-conditioned hospital environments as a risk factor for hospital-acquired infections – HAI – as the air can be a potential source of infection, as well as assess the exposure of professionals and patients to different pollutants. Material and Methods: A literature review was performed in the LILACS, MEDLINE, SCIELO, SCIENCE DIRECT databases, CAPES thesis database and Ministry of Health – Brazil, including studies published between 1982 and 2008. The literature search was grouped according to the thematic focus, as follows: ventilation, maintenance and cleaning of systems that comprehend the environmental quality standard. Discussion and Conclusion: Outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections associated with Aspergillus, Acinetobacter, Legionella, and other genera such as Clostridium and Nocardia, which were found in air conditioners, were observed, thus indicating the need for air-conditioning quality control in these environments.Justificativa e Objetivos: Os indivíduos que residem nas cidades passam cada vez mais tempo em ambientes fechados e climatizados. A contaminação do ar condicionado pode ser ocasionada pela presença de bioaerossóis provenientes do ambiente externo ou interno, podendo estar associados às manifestações de doenças em indivíduos que frequentam este tipo de ambiente. Por isso, o objetivo desta revisão foi analisar a qualidade do ar em ambientes hospitalares climatizados como fator de risco para infecção hospitalar – IH, uma vez que o ar pode ser uma fonte potencial de infecção, bem como verificar a exposição de profissionais e pacientes a diversos poluentes. Métodos: A revisão bibliográfica foi realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE, SCIELO, SCIENCE DIRECT, banco de teses CAPES e Ministério da Saúde – Brasil, incluindo trabalhos publicados no período de 1982 a 2008. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi agrupada de acordo com enfoque temático, a seguir: a ventilação, a manutenção e limpeza dos sistemas compõem o padrão de qualidade do ambiente. Discussão e Conclusão: Foram constatados surtos de infecções hospitalares associadas a Aspergillus, Acinetobacter, Legionella, entre outros gêneros como Clostridium, Nocardia, os quais foram encontrados em aparelhos de ar condicionado, apontando assim, a necessidade de medidas de controle de qualidade do ar climatizado destes ambientes.Unisc2013-10-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/379810.17058/reci.v3i4.3798Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção; Vol. 3 No. 4 (2013); 153-157Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção; v. 3 n. 4 (2013); 153-1572238-3360reponame:Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecçãoinstname:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)instacron:UNISCporhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/3798/3257da Silva, Daniela Pinheiroinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2019-01-21T12:57:45Zoai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/3798Revistahttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/indexONGhttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/oai||liapossuelo@unisc.br|| julia.kern@hotmail.com||reci.unisc@gmail.com2238-33602238-3360opendoar:2019-01-21T12:57:45Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)false |
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Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environments Infecções hospitalares associadas à qualidade do ar em ambientes climatizados |
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Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environments da Silva, Daniela Pinheiro |
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Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environments |
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Hospital-acquired infections associated with poor air quality in air-conditioned environments |
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da Silva, Daniela Pinheiro |
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Backgound and Objectives: Individuals living in cities increasingly spend more time indoors in air-conditioned environments. Air conditioner contamination can be caused by the presence of aerosols from the external or internal environment, which may be associated with disease manifestations in patients present in this type of environment. Therefore, the aim of this review was to assess the air quality in air-conditioned hospital environments as a risk factor for hospital-acquired infections – HAI – as the air can be a potential source of infection, as well as assess the exposure of professionals and patients to different pollutants. Material and Methods: A literature review was performed in the LILACS, MEDLINE, SCIELO, SCIENCE DIRECT databases, CAPES thesis database and Ministry of Health – Brazil, including studies published between 1982 and 2008. The literature search was grouped according to the thematic focus, as follows: ventilation, maintenance and cleaning of systems that comprehend the environmental quality standard. Discussion and Conclusion: Outbreaks of hospital-acquired infections associated with Aspergillus, Acinetobacter, Legionella, and other genera such as Clostridium and Nocardia, which were found in air conditioners, were observed, thus indicating the need for air-conditioning quality control in these environments. |
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