RESUMO
Routine isolation adequately controlled MRSA strains in two burns units with a restrictive antibiotic policy. Ventilation control and more rigorous change of clothing offered no further advantage. No carriers among staff were found, but some suffered minor skin lesions that were the source of further MRSA spread. Spread of MRSA from the unit to other parts of the hospital was prevented by early identification of colonized patients and by restricting patient and staff movement.
Assuntos
Unidades de Queimados , Surtos de Doenças , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Infecções Estafilocócicas/epidemiologia , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis/métodos , Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Humanos , Meticilina , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/transmissão , SuéciaRESUMO
Hyaluronic acid (HA) stimulates normal neutrophil function both in vitro and in vivo Stimulation was also achieved by subcutaneous administration of HA to patients with extreme susceptibility to bacterial infections. Clinical improvement of some patients was obtained in connection to the administration. It is premature at this time to conclude any therapeutic effect of HA in patients with extreme infection propensity. The data presented here, however, for certain merit further investigation on this matter.
