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Ezpeleta-Baquedano, Carmen; Barrios-Andrés, Jose Luis; Delgado-Iribarren García-Campero, Alberto.
Affiliation
  • Ezpeleta-Baquedano, Carmen; Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. Servicio de Microbiología Clínica. Pamplona. España
  • Barrios-Andrés, Jose Luis; Hospital Universitario de Álava. Servicio de Microbiología. Vitoria. España
  • Delgado-Iribarren García-Campero, Alberto; Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Unidad de Microbiología. Alcorcón. España
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) ; 31(6): 396-401, jun.-jul. 2013.
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-114566
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN
El medio ambiente hospitalario raramente está implicado en la transmisión de infecciones salvo en pacientes inmunodeprimidos. Algunos autores no recomiendan los cultivos ambientales porque son caros y laboriosos y no deben utilizarse como sustitutos de controles de calidad y prácticas adecuadas en los procesos de desinfección y mantenimiento de instalaciones. No se recomiendan cultivos de vigilancia sistemáticos salvo en situaciones en que las muestras tengan importancia epidemiológica y los resultados puedan aplicarse para adoptar medidas de control de infección. La incidencia de infecciones nosocomiales puede minimizarse mediante un adecuado mantenimiento de dispositivos como la desinfección de endoscopios, la calidad del agua de diálisis o los sistemas de ventilación de quirófanos y unidades de aislamiento protector. En este artículo se revisan las indicaciones y los procedimientos de los cultivos de vigilancia para prevenir infecciones en unidades de inmunodeprimidos y quirófanos, diálisis y unidades de desinfección de endoscopios y brotes de infección nosocomial(AU)
ABSTRACT
The inanimate hospital environment is rarely implicated in infection transmission, except among vulnerable patients. Some authors argue against the use of environmental surveillance cultures because the tests can be expensive and time consuming, and because they should not be used instead of quality control and good practices in disinfection and maintenance procedures. Routine environmental sampling is not usually advised, except in situations where sampling is directed by epidemiologic principles, and results can be applied to adopt infection control measures. The incidence of health-care associated infections can be minimised by appropriate maintenance of medical equipment such as endoscope cleaning and disinfection, adherence to water-quality standards for haemodialysis, and to ventilation standards for specialised care environments such as isolation units, or operating rooms. This paper reviews the current knowledge on surveillance cultures in these settings in order to prevent iatrogenic infections in operating and isolation rooms, haemodialysis and endoscope reprocessing units, and cultures related to nosocomial infection outbreaks(AU)
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.9 Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: IBECS Main subject: Environmental Monitoring / Cross Infection / Environmental Pollution Type of study: Practice guideline Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra/España / Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón/España / Hospital Universitario de Álava/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.9 Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene / Target 3.9: Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil Database: IBECS Main subject: Environmental Monitoring / Cross Infection / Environmental Pollution Type of study: Practice guideline Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2013 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra/España / Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón/España / Hospital Universitario de Álava/España
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