Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)
Evaluation of the characteristics of infection prevention and control programs and infection control committees in Brazilian hospitals: A countrywide cross-sectional study
- Beatriz Arns,
- Crepin Aziz Jose Oluwafoumi Agani,
- Guilhermo Prates Sesin,
- Jaqueline Driemeyer C. Horvath,
- Débora Vacaro Fogazzi,
- Fernanda Kelly Romeiro Silva,
- Lauren Sezera Costa,
- Adriano Jose Pereira,
- Antônio Paulo Nassar Junior,
- Bruno Tomazini,
- Camila Dietrich,
- Viviane Cordeiro Veiga,
- Daniela G.M. Catarino,
- Maysa Yukari Cheno,
- Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti,
- Bianca Ramos Ferronatto,
- Bil Randerson Bassetti,
- Caio Cesar Ferreira Fernandes,
- Caroline Deutschendorf,
- Cintia Magalhães Carvalho Grion,
- Claudia Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal,
- Cláudio Dornas de Oliveira,
- Eliana Bernadete Caser,
- Emerson Boschi,
- Everton Macêdo Silva,
- Felipe Dal Pizzol,
- Hugo Correa de Andrade Urbano,
- Iany Silva,
- Israel Silva Maia,
- Leila Rezegue de Moraes Rego,
- Luana Pontes Oliveira,
- Maria Brandão Tavares,
- Marianna Deway Andrade Dracoulakis,
- Marina Peres Bainy,
- Nicole Alberti Golin,
- Pablo Oscar Tomba,
- Pedro Martins Pereira Kurtz,
- Rafael Botelho Foernges,
- Rejane Martins Prestes,
- Rodrigo Morel Vieira de Melo,
- Rodrigo Reghini Da Silva,
- Tatiana Gozzi Pancev Toledo,
- Valéria Paes Lima,
- Vanildes de Fátima Fernandes,
- Wilson José Lovato,
- Alexandre Prehn Zavascki
Affiliations
- Beatriz Arns
- ORCiD
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Crepin Aziz Jose Oluwafoumi Agani
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Guilhermo Prates Sesin
- ORCiD
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Jaqueline Driemeyer C. Horvath
- ORCiD
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Débora Vacaro Fogazzi
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Fernanda Kelly Romeiro Silva
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Lauren Sezera Costa
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Adriano Jose Pereira
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
- Antônio Paulo Nassar Junior
- ORCiD
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
- Bruno Tomazini
- HCor Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
- Camila Dietrich
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
- Viviane Cordeiro Veiga
- Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, São Paulo, Brazil
- Daniela G.M. Catarino
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil
- Maysa Yukari Cheno
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil
- Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti
- ORCiD
- HCor Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
- Bianca Ramos Ferronatto
- Hospital Erasto Gaertner, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
- Bil Randerson Bassetti
- ORCiD
- Hospital Estadual Central, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Caio Cesar Ferreira Fernandes
- Hospital Estadual Mário Covas, Santo André. São Paulo, Brazil
- Caroline Deutschendorf
- ORCiD
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Cintia Magalhães Carvalho Grion
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
- Claudia Fernanda de Lacerda Vidal
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Cláudio Dornas de Oliveira
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Eliana Bernadete Caser
- Hospital Unimed Vitória, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
- Emerson Boschi
- Hospital Geral de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Everton Macêdo Silva
- Hospital Base do Distrito Federal, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Felipe Dal Pizzol
- ORCiD
- Hospital São José, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Hugo Correa de Andrade Urbano
- Hospital Vila da Serra, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Iany Silva
- Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São João Del Rei, São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Israel Silva Maia
- HCor Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil Hospital Nereu Ramos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Leila Rezegue de Moraes Rego
- Hospital Jean Bitar, Belém, Pará, Brazil
- Luana Pontes Oliveira
- Hospital Presidente Vargas, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
- Maria Brandão Tavares
- Hospital do Subúrbio, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Marianna Deway Andrade Dracoulakis
- Hospital da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Marina Peres Bainy
- Hospital Escola Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Nicole Alberti Golin
- Hospital Tacchini, Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Pablo Oscar Tomba
- Hospital do Cancer Barretos, Unidade Jales, Jales, São Paulo, Brazil
- Pedro Martins Pereira Kurtz
- Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Rafael Botelho Foernges
- Hospital Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Rejane Martins Prestes
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
- Rodrigo Morel Vieira de Melo
- Hospital Ana Nery, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Rodrigo Reghini Da Silva
- Hospital A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
- Tatiana Gozzi Pancev Toledo
- Hospital e Maternidade Brasil, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
- Valéria Paes Lima
- ORCiD
- Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Vanildes de Fátima Fernandes
- Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos, Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Wilson José Lovato
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Alexandre Prehn Zavascki
- ORCiD
- Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.136
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3
Abstract
Abstract Objective: Data are scarce regarding hospital infection control committees and compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations in Brazil, a country of continental dimensions. We assessed the main characteristics of infection control committees (ICCs) on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in Brazilian hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in ICCs of public and private hospitals distributed across all Brazilian regions. Data were collected directly from the ICC staff by completing an online questionnaire and during on-site visits through face-to-face interviews. Results: In total, 53 Brazilian hospitals were evaluated from October 2019 to December 2020. All hospitals had implemented the IPC core components in their programs. All centers had protocols for the prevention and control of ventilator-associated pneumonia as well as bloodstream, surgical site, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Most hospitals (80%) had no budget specifically allocated to the IPC program; 34% of the laundry staff had received specific IPC training; and only 7.5% of hospitals reported occupational infections in healthcare workers. Conclusions: In this sample, most ICCs complied with the minimum requirements for IPC programs. The main limitation regarding ICCs was the lack of financial support. The findings of this survey support the development of strategic plans to improve IPCs in Brazilian hospitals.
