Evaluation of Nosocomial Infection Control Programs in health services

Authors

  • Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti Universidade de São Paulo; Hospital das Clínicas; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo
  • Silvia Rita Marin da Silva Canini Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo
  • Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo
  • Ana Maria Laus Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0113.2530

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the Nosocomial Infection Control Programs in hospital institutions regarding structure and process indicators. METHOD: this is a descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study conducted in 2013. The study population comprised 13 Nosocomial Infection Control Programs of health services in a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo. Public domain instruments available in the Manual of Evaluation Indicators of Nosocomial Infection Control Practices were used. RESULTS: The indicators with the highest average compliance were "Evaluation of the Structure of the Nosocomial Infection Control Programs" (75%) and "Evaluation of the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Nosocomial Infection" (82%) and those with the lowest mean compliance scores were "Evaluation of Operational Guidelines" (58.97%) and "Evaluation of Activities of Control and Prevention of Nosocomial Infection" (60.29%). CONCLUSION: The use of indicators identified that, despite having produced knowledge about prevention and control of nosocomial infections, there is still a large gap between the practice and the recommendations.

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Published

2015-02-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2015)

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How to Cite

Evaluation of Nosocomial Infection Control Programs in health services . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(1), 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0113.2530