As taxas de infecção hospitalar (IH) entre centros neonatais variam consideravelmente, sugerindo que fatores de risco possam ser modificados pela qualidade da assistência, as características do recém-nascido (RN) e o controle das infecções. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a epidemiologia da infecção e da mortalidade hospitalar na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal do Hospital Geral de Itapecerica da Serra SECONCI SP OSS de 1º de janeiro de 2002 a 31 de dezembro de 2003. O estudo foi desenvolvido em modelo de coorte e a análise dos dados referentes às IH precoces e tardias foi retrospectiva, mas eles foram coletados prospectivamente, seguindo os métodos do NNIS (National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System). Os RN foram classificados pelo Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) para avaliar sua gravidade, dentro das primeiras 24 horas após a admissão. Foram incluídos no estudo 486 RN: 426 de origem interna (87,7%) e 60 de origem externa (12,3%). A incidência acumulada de IH foi de 30,6% e a densidade de 25,1 por 1.000 pacientes-dia (7,9 para infecção precoce e 17,2 para a tardia). A sepse foi o tipo de infecção mais freqüente (54,0%) seguida pela pneumonia (20,0%). Dos agentes microbianos isolados, 54,3% foram gram-positivos, sendo o mais encontrado o Staphylococcus coagulase negativo. A maioria dos RN teve um escore de gravidade menor ou igual a 19 (88,1%), sendo a pontuação máxima encontrada de 39, e os RN externos obtiveram uma pontuação significantemente maior. A aquisição de IH, tanto precoce como tardia, mostrou-se associada com a gravidade do RN à admissão. A taxa de mortalidade hospitalar foi de 8,6% e mostrou-se mais elevada entre os RN de origem externa. As IH foram a causa ou contribuíram para o óbito em 26 (61,9%) dos RN que faleceram. Não houve associação estatística entre o local de nascimento e a ocorrência de infecção hospitalar precoce e tardia. A análise univariada mostrou os seguintes fatores de risco para infecção tardia: prematuridade, baixo peso, pequeno para a idade gestacional, número de consultas de prénatal, reanimação na sala de parto, uso de respirador, cateter central, nutrição parenteral, tempo de permanência e escore de gravidade à admissão. Na análise múltipla, o modelo final incluiu as variáveis: peso de nascimento, escore terapêutico nas primeiras 24 horas após a admissão e uso de nutrição parenteral. A epidemiologia da infecção hospitalar da UTIN do HGIS está de acordo com o observado na literatura médica. Ela está sujeita às características dos RN assistidos, às práticas assistenciais e de controle de infecção hospitalar implementadas pelo serviço de terapia intensiva neonatal, independente do local de nascimento do RN admitido na UTIN. / Nosocomial infections rates varies widely among Neonatal Centers suggesting that risk factors can be modify by assistance quality, newborn characteristics and infection control practices. The aim of this study was to analyze nosocomial infections epidemiology and mortality rate among neonates admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Geral de Itapecerica da Serra SECONCI SP OSS from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. The study was carried out in a cohort model, with data analyze retrospectively but collected by active surveillance following the NNIS (National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System) methodology. Neonates were classified according to Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) to assess illness severity within the first 24 hours of admission. 486 newborn infants were included in the study: 426 (87.7%) inborn infants and 60 (12.3%) out born infants. Nosocomial infection incidence rate was 30.6% and the incidence density was 25.1 per 1000 patients-day (7.9 for early infections and 17.2 for late infections). Sepsis was the most frequent infection (54.0%), followed by pneumonia (20.0%). Among microbial agents isolated 54.3% were Gram-positive organisms, and coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most frequent. Most neonates have shown a severity score lower or equal to 19 (88.1%), and the maximum score was 39. Outborn neonates have shown a significant higher severity score. Nosocomial infections were associated with newborn severity index at admission. Nosocomial mortality rate was 8.6% and higher among out born neonates. Hospital infections were classified as cause or contributed for death in 26 (61.9%) neonates. No statistic association was seen between the neonate birth place and nosocomial infections. Univariate analyzes showed the following risk factors for late infections: prematurity, low birth weigh, low weight for gestational age, prenatal visits number, resuscitation following birth, respirator, central catheter and parenteral nutrition use, length of stay and severity score at admission. Multivariate logistic regression model included the following variables: birth weigh, therapeutic score within 24 hours of admission and parenteral nutrition use. Nosocomial infection epidemiology at HGIS´s UTIN is similar with what was observed in medical literature. It is dependent of newborn characteristics, assistance and infection control practices within the neonatal intensive care therapy, and is independent of newborn place of birth

As taxas de infecção hospitalar (IH) entre centros neonatais variam consideravelmente, sugerindo que fatores de risco possam ser modificados pela qualidade da assistência, as características do recém-nascido (RN) e o controle das infecções. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a epidemiologia da infecção e da mortalidade hospitalar na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal do Hospital Geral de Itapecerica da Serra SECONCI SP OSS de 1º de janeiro de 2002 a 31 de dezembro de 2003. O estudo foi desenvolvido em modelo de coorte e a análise dos dados referentes às IH precoces e tardias foi retrospectiva, mas eles foram coletados prospectivamente, seguindo os métodos do NNIS (National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System). Os RN foram classificados pelo Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) para avaliar sua gravidade, dentro das primeiras 24 horas após a admissão. Foram incluídos no estudo 486 RN: 426 de origem interna (87,7%) e 60 de origem externa (12,3%). A incidência acumulada de IH foi de 30,6% e a densidade de 25,1 por 1.000 pacientes-dia (7,9 para infecção precoce e 17,2 para a tardia). A sepse foi o tipo de infecção mais freqüente (54,0%) seguida pela pneumonia (20,0%). Dos agentes microbianos isolados, 54,3% foram gram-positivos, sendo o mais encontrado o Staphylococcus coagulase negativo. A maioria dos RN teve um escore de gravidade menor ou igual a 19 (88,1%), sendo a pontuação máxima encontrada de 39, e os RN externos obtiveram uma pontuação significantemente maior. A aquisição de IH, tanto precoce como tardia, mostrou-se associada com a gravidade do RN à admissão. A taxa de mortalidade hospitalar foi de 8,6% e mostrou-se mais elevada entre os RN de origem externa. As IH foram a causa ou contribuíram para o óbito em 26 (61,9%) dos RN que faleceram. Não houve associação estatística entre o local de nascimento e a ocorrência de infecção hospitalar precoce e tardia. A análise univariada mostrou os seguintes fatores de risco para infecção tardia: prematuridade, baixo peso, pequeno para a idade gestacional, número de consultas de prénatal, reanimação na sala de parto, uso de respirador, cateter central, nutrição parenteral, tempo de permanência e escore de gravidade à admissão. Na análise múltipla, o modelo final incluiu as variáveis: peso de nascimento, escore terapêutico nas primeiras 24 horas após a admissão e uso de nutrição parenteral. A epidemiologia da infecção hospitalar da UTIN do HGIS está de acordo com o observado na literatura médica. Ela está sujeita às características dos RN assistidos, às práticas assistenciais e de controle de infecção hospitalar implementadas pelo serviço de terapia intensiva neonatal, independente do local de nascimento do RN admitido na UTIN. / Nosocomial infections rates varies widely among Neonatal Centers suggesting that risk factors can be modify by assistance quality, newborn characteristics and infection control practices. The aim of this study was to analyze nosocomial infections epidemiology and mortality rate among neonates admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Geral de Itapecerica da Serra SECONCI SP OSS from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2003. The study was carried out in a cohort model, with data analyze retrospectively but collected by active surveillance following the NNIS (National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System) methodology. Neonates were classified according to Neonatal Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (NTISS) to assess illness severity within the first 24 hours of admission. 486 newborn infants were included in the study: 426 (87.7%) inborn infants and 60 (12.3%) out born infants. Nosocomial infection incidence rate was 30.6% and the incidence density was 25.1 per 1000 patients-day (7.9 for early infections and 17.2 for late infections). Sepsis was the most frequent infection (54.0%), followed by pneumonia (20.0%). Among microbial agents isolated 54.3% were Gram-positive organisms, and coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most frequent. Most neonates have shown a severity score lower or equal to 19 (88.1%), and the maximum score was 39. Outborn neonates have shown a significant higher severity score. Nosocomial infections were associated with newborn severity index at admission. Nosocomial mortality rate was 8.6% and higher among out born neonates. Hospital infections were classified as cause or contributed for death in 26 (61.9%) neonates. No statistic association was seen between the neonate birth place and nosocomial infections. Univariate analyzes showed the following risk factors for late infections: prematurity, low birth weigh, low weight for gestational age, prenatal visits number, resuscitation following birth, respirator, central catheter and parenteral nutrition use, length of stay and severity score at admission. Multivariate logistic regression model included the following variables: birth weigh, therapeutic score within 24 hours of admission and parenteral nutrition use. Nosocomial infection epidemiology at HGIS´s UTIN is similar with what was observed in medical literature. It is dependent of newborn characteristics, assistance and infection control practices within the neonatal intensive care therapy, and is independent of newborn place of birth

No Brasil vÃrios estudos demonstraram prevalÃncia de coinfecÃÃo pelos vÃrus linfotrÃpico de cÃlulas T humanas â HTLV e vÃrus da imunodeficiÃncia humana â HIV, dentre grupos especÃficos de indivÃduos, que variou de 0,58% a 11,4%. O CearÃ, segundo dados anteriores, representa dentre os Estados do Nordeste, uma Ãrea de baixa endemicidade para a infecÃÃo pelos vÃrus HTLV. Este estudo tem por objetivo estudar aspectos clÃnicos e epidemiolÃgicos da coinfecÃÃo por HTLV e HIV, em Hospital de referÃncia para tratamento de pacientes com HIV do CearÃ. Este estudo à descritivo, do tipo transversal, realizado no perÃodo de maio de 2001 a outubro de 2002. Foram colhidas 420 amostras de sangue de pacientes soropositivos ao HIV, confirmados por Elisa e Western Blot que posteriormente foram testadas para HTLV-I/II, no Centro de Hematologia do Cearà â HEMOCE. Entrevistou-se 337 pacientes e pesquisou-se 165 prontuÃrios mÃdicos para obtenÃÃo de informaÃÃes referentes à dados sÃcio-econÃmicos, fatores de risco para HTLV, prÃticas sexuais e aspectos clÃnicos. Os resultados revelaram valor de soroprevalÃncia geral de 0,95%, distribuÃdos em 0,23% de HIV-HTLV-I e 0,47% de HIV-HTLV-II, seguido de 01 (0,23%) amostra com sorologia indeterminada. NÃo foi evidenciada concomitÃncia de infecÃÃo pelos vÃrus HTLV-I e HTLV-II. A populaÃÃo estudada concentrou maior nÃmero de pacientes na faixa etÃria de 30 a 39 anos, era predominantemente de baixa renda (67,6%), menor grau de escolaridade (44,8%) e constituÃda na sua maioria por heterossexuais (67,8%). Quanto Ãs manifestaÃÃes clÃnicas pesquisadas em 119 indivÃduos, 105 (88,2%) manifestaram doenÃa intercorrente e 14 (11,8%) foram assintomÃticos, sendo 111 (93,27%) com definiÃÃo para diagnÃstico de AIDS. Um percentual elevado dos entrevistados amamentou (38,5%), sendo baixa a exposiÃÃo ao uso de tatuagem (12,2%) e a transfusÃo de sangue (15,9%). Foi notada que a escassez no uso de drogas intravenosas (4,8%), um menor nÃmero de negros (5,6%) e maior nÃmero de preferÃncia heterossexual (67,8%), poderiam ser os principais fatores apontados como responsÃveis pela baixa prevalÃncia encontrada em nosso Estado. / Several studies carried out in Brazil have shown a serum-prevalence rate of HIV / HTLV (Human Immunodeficiency - virus / Human T-Lymphotropic virus) co-infection of 0.58% to 11.4% among specific groups of individuals. Based on previous data, the State of Cearà is considered an area of low HTLV prevalence in the northeastern Brasil. This study evaluated the clinical and epidemiological aspects of the HIV / HTLV co-infection in a reference hospital for the treatment of HIV infected patients in CearÃ. A descriptive, cross sectional study was performed, in the period of May of 2001 to October of 2002. Blood samples were randomly collected from 420 HIV-positive patients, through Elisa and Western Blot tests, that later were serologically tested for HTLV-I/II in the Hematological Center of Cearà - HEMOCE. Interviews were done in 337 patients and 165 files were searched for socio-economic, risk factors for HTLV, sexual practice and clinical aspects. The results confirmed a general seroprevalence value of 0.95%, distributed as 0.23% of HIV-HTLV-I and 0.47% of HIV-HTLV-II, followed by one (0.23%) sample of undetermined serology. Concomitant infection was not evidenced by the viruses HTLV-I and HTLV-II. The population studied was more frequently 30 to 39 years old, had predominantly lower income (67.6%) and educational (44.8%) levels and were heterosexual mainly (67,8%). In 119 patients evaluated, 105 (88.2%) complained of HIV-related diseases, 14 (11.8%) were asymptomatic and 111 (93.3%) were diagnosed with AIDS. An elevated percentage was breast fed (38.5%), few had had tattoos (12.2%), and also did receive blood products (15,9%). The scarce use of intravenous drugs (4.8%), the few numbers of black individuals (5.6%) and higher numbers of heterosexuals (67.8%), were pointed as possible reasons for the low HTLV prevalence found in this research.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health challenge since infection with resistant organisms may cause death, can spread across the community, and increase health care costs at individual, community and government level as more expensive antimicrobials will have to be made available for the treatment of infections caused by resistant bacteria. This calls for urgent and consolidated efforts in order to effectively curb this growing crisis, to prevent the world from slipping back to the pre-antibiotic era. The World Health Organization made a call in 2011 advocating for strengthening of surveillance and laboratory capacity as one-way of detecting and monitoring trends and patterns of emerging AMR. Knowledge of AMR guides clinical decisions regarding choice of antimicrobial therapy, during an episode of bacteraemia and forms the basis of key strategies in containing the spread of resistant bacteria. The current study focused on Staphylococcus aureus (SA), Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), as they are common hospital acquired infections which are prone to developing resistance to multiple antibiotics. Aim: The aim of this project was to assess and utilize the laboratory information system (LIS) at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), as a tool for reporting AMR and monitoring resistance patterns and trends over time of clinical isolates of SA, KP and PA, cultured from the blood of patients admitted to seven tertiary public hospitals in three provinces in South Africa. Methods: A retrospective and prospective analysis was done on isolates of SA, KP, PA from blood specimens collected from patients with bacteraemia and submitted to diagnostic microbiology laboratories of the NHLS at seven tertiary public hospitals in three provinces in South Africa. These hospitals comprised the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH), Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CBH), Helen Joseph Hospital (HJH), Steve Biko Pretoria Academic Hospital (SBPAH), Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), Tygerberg Hospital (TH) and the Universitas Hospital of the Free State (UH). For retrospective analysis, data submitted during the period July 2005 to December 2009 were used and for prospective analysis, data relating to AMR in SA, KP, PA, collected by the Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal disease Surveillance in South Africa, (GERMS-SA) from July 2010 to June 2011 were used. AMR in these three pathogens to commonly used antimicrobial drugs was systematically investigated. Multivariate logistic regressions models were used to assess factors associated with AMR. In addition, a systematic review of research done to date on AMR in bacterial pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections was conducted in order to understand the existing antimicrobial surveillance systems and baseline resistance patterns in South Africa. Results: A total of 9969 isolates were reported from the retrospective dataset. These were 3942 (39.5%) SA, 4466 (44.8%) KP and 1561 (15.7%) PA. From the prospective dataset, a total of 3026 isolates were reported, 1494 (49.4%) SA and 1532 (50.6%) KP isolates respectively. The proportion of invasive bacteraemia was higher in the <5 year old children. Nearly all strains of SA in South Africa were resistant to penicillin, and >30% up to as high as 80% were resistant to methicillin-related drugs among~560 invasive SA isolates over the two year period. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates significantly differed between hospitals (p=<0.001). The proportion of MRSA isolates in relation to methicillin-susceptible strains showed a declining trend from 22.2% in 2005 to 10.5% in 2009 (p=0.042). Emerging resistance was observed for vancomycin: 1 isolate was identified in 2006 and 9 isolates between July 2010-June 2011, and all except 1 were from Gauteng hospitals. The study found increasing rates of carbapenem-resisant KP of 0.4% in 2005 to 4.0% in 2011 for imipenem. The mean rate of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL-KP) producing KP was 74.2%, with the lowest rate of 62.4% in SBPAH and the highest rate of 81.3% in UH, showing a significant geographical variation in rates of resistance (p=0.021). PA showed a tendency for multi-drug resistance with resistance rates of >20% to extended spectrum cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides respectively. Emerging resistance in PA isolates was observed to colistin, showing a resistance rate of 1.9% over the 5 years period. In the multivariate model, age <5 years, male gender, and hospital location were factors significantly associated with MRSA, while ESBL-KP was significantly associated with age <5 years and hospital location. Concluding remarks: The study has clearly demonstrated that AMR is relatively common in South Africa among children <5 years. Enhancement of continued surveillance of nosocomial infections through use of routine laboratory data should be reinforced as this will facilitate effective interpretation and mapping of trends and patterns of AMR. Therefore, the LIS as a tool for gathering such data should be strengthened to provide reliable AMR data for improved understanding of the extent of the AMR, and present evidence on which future policies and practices aimed at containing AMR could be based. Key words: Laboratory information system, Trends, Patterns, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial pathogens, Nosocomial infections, Surveillance, Bacteraemia, Blood culture.

INTRODUÇÃO: As infecções hospitalares (IH) representam uma causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade em crianças criticamente enfermas. Há poucos trabalhos na faixa etária pediátrica e a maioria deles demonstra que a infecção de corrente sangüínea (ICS) é a causa mais importante de IH em pacientes graves. O OBJETIVO deste estudo foi analisar a epidemiologia das infecções de corrente sangüínea de origem hospitalar em crianças internadas no Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo hospital de ensino e de assistência terciária, no período de janeiro de 1996 a agosto de 2003. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi feito no modelo de coorte, com análise retrospectiva de dados referentes às infecções de corrente sangüínea, coletados por método de vigilância ativa, seguindo os métodos validados pelo NNIS (National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System). RESULTADOS: As infecções hospitalares (n = 4233) foram uma causa significativa de morbidade intra-hospitalar no local e período estudados. O risco de um paciente desenvolver uma ou mais infecções hospitalares foi de 11,5 para 100 saídas. As ICS representaram mais de um terço das IH nos oito anos analisados, com uma densidade de incidência que variou de 20,4 na Oncologia, 7,7 na UTI Neonatal, 7,3 na Pediátrica até 1,9 por 1000 pacientes-dia na Cirurgia. Ocorreram com maior freqüência em crianças com idade 5 anos (70,0%), com cateter venoso central (66,7%), e com doenças de base graves (80,4%). Pelo menos um agente infeccioso foi isolado em 78,9% dos episódios de ICS, sendo 41,5% gram-positivos e 44,8% gram-negativos. O microrganismo mais freqüente foi o Staphylococcus coagulase negativo (22,7%). A resistência do S. aureus e dos Staphylococcus coagulase negativos à oxacilina atingiu 58,9 e 80,3%, respectivamente. As cepas dos principais gram-negativos isolados (Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Pseudomonas spp e E.coli) mostraram-se amplamente resistentes à ceftriaxona, ao aztreonam e, em cerca de 35 a 57%, aos aminoglicosídeos. As ICS foram a causa ou contribuinte para o óbito em 21,9% dos pacientes, mas durante o período do estudo houve um decréscimo significante na mortalidade dos pacientes com ICS. CONCLUSÕES: A ICS foi uma causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade em pacientes pediátricos, predominando em crianças jovens e com doenças de base graves. Os principais fatores associados a ICS incluíram o uso de cateter vascular central e doença de base grave. Patógenos gram-negativos predominaram em todos os anos. O diagnóstico e terapêutica precoce são essenciais para a prevenção da morbidade e mortalidade e com a caracterização das ICS de origem hospitalar, pode-se auxiliar o programa de prevenção destas infecções e suas repercussões / INTRODUCTION: The hospital infections (HI) are main causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. There are only few studies in pediatric age groups, and most of them demonstrated that the bloodstream infection (BSI) is the most important cause of HI in critically ill children. The OBJECTIVE of this study was to analyze the epidemiology of the nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI) in children admitted to Instituto da Criança of Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo a teaching hospital with complex care attendance, from January 1996 to August 2003. METHODS: The study was carried out in a cohort model, with retrospective data analyses regarding bloodstream infections collected through active surveillance, following the methods validated by the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System NNIS. RESULTS: The HI represented a significant cause of morbidity in patients admitted to the hospital within period and local studied. The patients risk for developing one or more HI was 11,5 per 100 exits. The BSI represented more than one third of the HI in the eight analyzed years, with a incidence density varying from 20,4 at Oncology, 7,7 on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 7,3 at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit up to 1.9 per 1000 patient-days at Surgery. It occurred more frequently on children on the age of < 5 years old (70,0%), with central vein catheter (66,7%), and critically ill (80,4%). At least one infection agent was isolated in 78,9% of the BSI episodes, 41,5% gram-positive and 44,8% gram-negative. The most frequent pathogen was coagulase-negative staphylococci (22,7%). The proportion of S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci methicillin resistant reached 58,9 and 80,3%, respectively. The main isolated gram-negatives (Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Pseudomonas spp and E.coli) showed thoroughly resistance to ceftriaxone, to aztreonam and on 35 to 57% to aminoglycosides. The BSIs were the cause or contribution for death in 21,9% of the patients, but during the period of this study, there was a significant lowering on mortality rate of patients with BSI. CONCLUSIONS: The BSI was important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, predominantly in young and critically ill children. The main factors associated to BSI included the use of central vascular catheter and severe disease. Gram-negative pathogens predominated in every one all the years. The diagnoses and precocious therapy are essential on the prevention of morbidity, mortality and the characterization of nosocomial BSI, and would help on prevention programs of these infections and its repercussions

INTRODUÇÃO: As infecções hospitalares (IH) representam uma causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade em crianças criticamente enfermas. Há poucos trabalhos na faixa etária pediátrica e a maioria deles demonstra que a infecção de corrente sangüínea (ICS) é a causa mais importante de IH em pacientes graves. O OBJETIVO deste estudo foi analisar a epidemiologia das infecções de corrente sangüínea de origem hospitalar em crianças internadas no Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo hospital de ensino e de assistência terciária, no período de janeiro de 1996 a agosto de 2003. MÉTODOS: O estudo foi feito no modelo de coorte, com análise retrospectiva de dados referentes às infecções de corrente sangüínea, coletados por método de vigilância ativa, seguindo os métodos validados pelo NNIS (National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System). RESULTADOS: As infecções hospitalares (n = 4233) foram uma causa significativa de morbidade intra-hospitalar no local e período estudados. O risco de um paciente desenvolver uma ou mais infecções hospitalares foi de 11,5 para 100 saídas. As ICS representaram mais de um terço das IH nos oito anos analisados, com uma densidade de incidência que variou de 20,4 na Oncologia, 7,7 na UTI Neonatal, 7,3 na Pediátrica até 1,9 por 1000 pacientes-dia na Cirurgia. Ocorreram com maior freqüência em crianças com idade 5 anos (70,0%), com cateter venoso central (66,7%), e com doenças de base graves (80,4%). Pelo menos um agente infeccioso foi isolado em 78,9% dos episódios de ICS, sendo 41,5% gram-positivos e 44,8% gram-negativos. O microrganismo mais freqüente foi o Staphylococcus coagulase negativo (22,7%). A resistência do S. aureus e dos Staphylococcus coagulase negativos à oxacilina atingiu 58,9 e 80,3%, respectivamente. As cepas dos principais gram-negativos isolados (Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Pseudomonas spp e E.coli) mostraram-se amplamente resistentes à ceftriaxona, ao aztreonam e, em cerca de 35 a 57%, aos aminoglicosídeos. As ICS foram a causa ou contribuinte para o óbito em 21,9% dos pacientes, mas durante o período do estudo houve um decréscimo significante na mortalidade dos pacientes com ICS. CONCLUSÕES: A ICS foi uma causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade em pacientes pediátricos, predominando em crianças jovens e com doenças de base graves. Os principais fatores associados a ICS incluíram o uso de cateter vascular central e doença de base grave. Patógenos gram-negativos predominaram em todos os anos. O diagnóstico e terapêutica precoce são essenciais para a prevenção da morbidade e mortalidade e com a caracterização das ICS de origem hospitalar, pode-se auxiliar o programa de prevenção destas infecções e suas repercussões / INTRODUCTION: The hospital infections (HI) are main causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. There are only few studies in pediatric age groups, and most of them demonstrated that the bloodstream infection (BSI) is the most important cause of HI in critically ill children. The OBJECTIVE of this study was to analyze the epidemiology of the nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI) in children admitted to Instituto da Criança of Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo a teaching hospital with complex care attendance, from January 1996 to August 2003. METHODS: The study was carried out in a cohort model, with retrospective data analyses regarding bloodstream infections collected through active surveillance, following the methods validated by the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System NNIS. RESULTS: The HI represented a significant cause of morbidity in patients admitted to the hospital within period and local studied. The patients risk for developing one or more HI was 11,5 per 100 exits. The BSI represented more than one third of the HI in the eight analyzed years, with a incidence density varying from 20,4 at Oncology, 7,7 on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 7,3 at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit up to 1.9 per 1000 patient-days at Surgery. It occurred more frequently on children on the age of < 5 years old (70,0%), with central vein catheter (66,7%), and critically ill (80,4%). At least one infection agent was isolated in 78,9% of the BSI episodes, 41,5% gram-positive and 44,8% gram-negative. The most frequent pathogen was coagulase-negative staphylococci (22,7%). The proportion of S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci methicillin resistant reached 58,9 and 80,3%, respectively. The main isolated gram-negatives (Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Pseudomonas spp and E.coli) showed thoroughly resistance to ceftriaxone, to aztreonam and on 35 to 57% to aminoglycosides. The BSIs were the cause or contribution for death in 21,9% of the patients, but during the period of this study, there was a significant lowering on mortality rate of patients with BSI. CONCLUSIONS: The BSI was important cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients, predominantly in young and critically ill children. The main factors associated to BSI included the use of central vascular catheter and severe disease. Gram-negative pathogens predominated in every one all the years. The diagnoses and precocious therapy are essential on the prevention of morbidity, mortality and the characterization of nosocomial BSI, and would help on prevention programs of these infections and its repercussions

The literature directly comparing the epidemiology of MRSA among adult and pediatric hospitalized patients is strikingly minimal. The objective of this thesis was to identify any differences between these two patient groups. The Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program MRSA data (1995 to 2007: n=1,262 pediatric and 35,907 adult cases) were used to compare MRSA clinical and molecular characteristics and rates. Hospital characteristics were modeled using repeated measures Poisson regressions. The molecular and epidemiological characteristics of MRSA differed significantly between adults and children. Compared to children, MRSA in adults was more likely to be healthcare-associated, colonization, SCCmec type II, PVL negative, and resistant to most antibiotics. Rates of MRSA in Canada increased in both populations over time but were significantly higher in adults. The hospital characteristics associated with increased MRSA rates differed in adult and pediatric facilities. Implications for infection prevention and control strategies are discussed.

The literature directly comparing the epidemiology of MRSA among adult and pediatric hospitalized patients is strikingly minimal. The objective of this thesis was to identify any differences between these two patient groups. The Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program MRSA data (1995 to 2007: n=1,262 pediatric and 35,907 adult cases) were used to compare MRSA clinical and molecular characteristics and rates. Hospital characteristics were modeled using repeated measures Poisson regressions. The molecular and epidemiological characteristics of MRSA differed significantly between adults and children. Compared to children, MRSA in adults was more likely to be healthcare-associated, colonization, SCCmec type II, PVL negative, and resistant to most antibiotics. Rates of MRSA in Canada increased in both populations over time but were significantly higher in adults. The hospital characteristics associated with increased MRSA rates differed in adult and pediatric facilities. Implications for infection prevention and control strategies are discussed.