This dissertation deals with three problems in health care. In the first, we consider the incentives to change prices and capital levels at hospitals, using optimal control under the assumption that private payers charge higher prices if patients consume more hospital services. The main results are that even with fixed technology, investment and prices exhibit explosive growth, and that prices and capital stock grow in proportion to one another. In the second chapter, we study the flow of nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit. We use data from Cook County Hospital, along with numerous results from the literature, to construct a discrete event simulation. This model highlights emergent properties from treating the flow of patients and pathogens in one interconnected system, and sheds light on how nosocomial infections relate to hospital costs. We find that the system is not decomposable to individual systems, exhibiting behavior that would be difficult to explain in isolation. In the third chapter, we analyze a proposed change in diversion policies at hospitals, in order to increase the number of patients served, without an increase in resources. Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments is caused in part by the inability to send patients to main hospital wards, due to limited capacity. When a hospital is completely full, the hospital often goes on ambulance diversion, until some spare capacity has opened up. Diversion is costly, and often leads to waves of diversions in systems of hospitals, a situation that is regarded as highly problematic in public health. We construct and analyze a continuous-time Markov chain model for one hospital. The intuition behind the model is that load-balancing between various hospitals in a metro area may hinder full congestion. We find that a more flexible contract may benefit all parties, through the partial diversion of federally insured patients, when a hospital is very close to full. Discrete event simulation models are run to assess the effect, using data from DeKalb Medical Center, and also to show that in a two-hospital system, more federally insured patients are served using this mechanism.

The study arose out of a need to investigate and control a nosocomial outbreak caused by multidrug resistant Acinetobacter spp in the fifteen-bed intensive care unit of King Edward VIII Hospital. Following the discovery of the index case, four other patients were found to have a similar strain of Acinetobacter spp. All fifteen patients in the ward were subsequently screened for the organism. Forty-seven isolates were obtained from 12 patients. Eight of the patients were infected with the organism and six of these eight patients subsequently died. Swabs from the ward environment were also screened for the organism, which was found in patients' baths, suction water and urine collection jars. The outbreak was aborted by the use of strict infection control techniques. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 20 of the 47 isolates were determined for the following antimicrobials: imipenem, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, amikacin, netilmycin,cefotaxime, ceftazidime and tetracycline. The same 20 isolates were further typed using ribotyping. Seven different antibiogram patterns were obtained using the MIC data. The majority of isolates (11) fit into a Single type, and showed resistance to all drugs tested, except for susceptibility to tetracycline and netilmycin only. Ribotyping revealed 5 different types. There were 9 isolates of ribotype a, 2 of ribotype b, 3 of ribotype c, 5 of ribotype d and 1 of ribotype e. In conclusion, this study describes a nosocomial outbreak with a multidrug resistant Acinetobacter spp. in an intensive care unit. The results showed that there was no correlation between the two typing methods used, ribotyping was more discriminatory than antibiogram types, with the majority of strains belonging to two different ribotypes. / Thesis (M.Med.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2000.

P. aeruginosa est l'un des principaux pathogènes responsables d'infections nosocomiales. Les infections aiguës à cette bactérie sont associées à une morbidité et une mortalité élevées, notamment lorsque ces bactéries envahissent le système sanguin. Dans la majorité des cas, ces infections du sang sont la conséquence du franchissement par P. aeruginosa de deux barrières tissulaires: l'épithélium pour les muqueuses et l'endothélium pour les vaisseaux. Bien que ces évènements soient des étapes cruciales de la dissémination systémique des bactéries, les mécanismes permettant la pénétration du pathogène dans l'organisme sont à ce jour mal compris. Pour l'endothélium, nous démontrons que P. aeruginosa induit le clivage de la VE-cadhérine, une protéine des jonctions intercellulaires, par l'action de la protéase LasB sécrétée par les bactéries. Le clivage de la VE-cadhérine entraîne une perte d'intégrité de l'endothélium, permettant aux bactéries d'accéder au domaine basolatéral des cellules. Les toxines du Système de Sécrétion de Type 3 peuvent être alors injectées dans la cellule, provoquant une intoxication cellulaire majeure. Le franchissement de la barrière épithéliale s'opère par un mécanisme très différent. Par microscopie confocale en temps réel, nous montrons que P. aeruginosa transmigre par une voie paracellulaire, en exploitant des faiblesses jonctionnelles aux sites de divisions et de morts cellulaires. Ce processus de transmigration requiert l'action coordonnée des pili de Type IV, du flagelle et de toxines du Système de Sécrétion de Type 3. / P. aeruginosa is one of the main pathogens responsible for nosocomial infections. Acute infections by this bacterium are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, especially when bacteria disseminate in the bloodstream. In most situations, blood infection is the consequence of the crossing of two essential tissue barriers by P. aeruginosa: the epithelium for the mucosa and the endothelium for the blood vessel. Although these events are critical steps for systemic spread of bacteria, the mechanisms involved in the penetration of the pathogen in the organism are poorly understood. For the endothelium, we demonstrate that P. aeruginosa induces the cleavage of VE-cadherin, a protein of endothelial junctions, by the action of LasB, a protease secreted by the bacteria. VE-cadherin cleavage induces a loss of integrity of the endothelium, allowing bacterial access to the cellular basolateral domain. Once in this location, the Type 3 secretion system may inject toxins into the cell, triggering a major intoxication process. Crossing of the epithelial barrier involves a very different mechanism. Using real-time confocal microscopy, we show that P. aeruginosa uses a paracellular route to transmigrate, exploiting junctional weaknesses at sites of cell division and cell death. This transmigration process requires the coordinate actions of Type IV pili, the flagellum and toxins of the Type 3 secretion system.

Thesis deals with ?the issue of awareness of nosocomial infections from undergraduate students of Bachelor and Master degree from Health education field at the University of South Bohemia in the Czech Budejovice.? This is very timely topic as nosocomial infections are a global economic and clinical problem not only for the present time but also for the future. Thesis is divided into two parts. Details of nosocomial infections, epidemic processes, agents of these infections, hand hygiene, prevention, health education, healthy lifestyle, immunity and support options for immune system are described in the theoretical part. The practical part describes the research problem, formulates hypothesis and shows statistical methods for research. The aim of this thesis was to find out the awareness of nosocomial infections from students of Bachelor and Master degree of VKZ at JU in the Czech Budejovice. Further I tried to compare this knowledge with respect to the age, education and field in which they act. I am trying to find out the possible way of prevention, personal protection against nosocomial infections moreover subjective perception of information related to this problem from respondents. I used the basic way of collecting data for achievement the given aim such as questionnaire in the aim group. There were used basic statistical methods suitable for analysis of categorical data. These results are illustrated in pie chart and bar chart for better interpretation. Test of the main hypothesis and working hypotheses are statistically made by 2 ? test. There was used Fisher factorial test in case there would be break prerequisite for correct usage of the previous test. The results of these tests are interpreted on the base of , with 95 % of reliability. I set this hypothesis in my thesis: ? Better knowledge will have students whose high school education was connected with the problems of health care. ? The result shows better knowledge for these students than for students from other high school however this difference was not statistically important. From all tests was found out that all students know the right definition of nosocomial infection however they have significantly less information related to the prevention against nosocomial infection. This thesis should give us food for thought about this problem and should change the attention to the health and the health of others and the possibility of further education.

The present thesis focuses on nosocomial infections and their causes. The theoretical part summarizes information on especially the sources of these infections, the way of their transfer and the most frequent infection agents. Clostridium difficile is studied in more detail. The illness caused by this pathogen leads to the complications especially with in-patients with a previous antibiotic therapy and immuno-compromised individuals. And this is the problem the present thesis is also concerned with. The thesis also divides nosocomial infections by their clinical manifestations and contains basic anti-epidemic measures and surveillance methods. Its empirical part focuses on the description of an occurrence of select nosocomial infections in Strakonice Hospital, a.s., especially an occurrence of the Clostridium difficile pathogen and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

O objetivo desta tese foi avaliar a influências da exposição a diversos fatores de risco e ocorrência de infecção hospitalar (IH) e examinar fatores de risco relacionados às pneumonias associadas ao uso de ventilador mecânico (PAV) em crianças críticas. Usamos os métodos de estudo prospectivo envolvendo uma coorte de 268 crianças menores de três anos, realizado em unidade de pacientes graves, de janeiro de 1997 e setembro de 2000. Aplicou-se técnica de regressão de Poisson para estimar razões de risco e estratégia de abordagem hierárquica para identificar fatores de risco associados à IH. Apenas para 179 crianças críticas que usaram ventilador mecânico, aplicou-se a regressão de Cox para estimar razões de risco e identificar fatores de risco associados à PAV. Os resultados apresentaram 74 infecções hospitalares diagnosticadas no total, com taxa de incidência de 48,1 IH por 1000 pacientes-dia. Foi determinante para ocorrência de infecção hospitalar, idade superior a dois anos (Razão de Risco) [RR]: 2,66; intervalo de confiança [IC]: 95%: 1,46-4,58), uso de sonda vesical (RR: 2,92; IC 95%: 1,47-5,80), uso de nutrição parenteral (RR: 1,90; IC 95%: 1,15-3,13), realização de broncoscopia (RR: 1,84; IC 95%: 1,03-3,27), tempo de exposição ao cateter vascular central (RR: 2,36; IC 95%: 1,18-4,71) e ao ventilador mecânico (RR: 1,72; IC 95%: 0,94-3,15). Observou-se PAV em 29 crianças (16,3%), com taxa de incidência de 29,3 casos por 1000 dias de ventilação mecânica (IC 95%: 20,34-42,11), dos quais 50% dos eventos ocorreram até o quinto dia de ventilação. A taxa de risco diária aumentou até um máximo de 2,3%, observada no 7 dia de ventilação, e reduziu a partir daí. Foram fatores de risco para PAV na análise multivariada hierarquizada, idade acima de 1 ano (RR: 3,49; IC 95%; 1,64-7,45), cirurgia do aparelho digestivo (RR: 5,05; IC 95%; 2,17-11,78) e nutrição parenteral (RR: 2,68; IC 95%: 1,24-5,8). /exposição a antibióticos antes da internação conferiu proteção (RR: 0,29; IC 95%: 0,13-0,66). Concluímos que os resultados encontrados neste estudo indicam que a influência do tempo de exposição é determinante para a ocorrência de infecções hospitalares e está associado aos processos de cuidados do paciente crítico. Políticas institucionais direcionadas ao controles e prevenção das IH devem fazer de estratégias fundamentais para a qualidade da assistência e segurança do paciente internado. Vigilância de Saúde Pública e componentes longitudinais de estudo de fatores de risco para infecções hospitalares e para pneumonias associadas ao ventilador podem ajudar avaliar prognósticos e planejar e testar medidas preventivas, concentrando-se esforços na primeira semana de ventilação. / The objective of this thesis is evaluate the influence of exposure to some risk factors and the occurrence of nosocomial infections (NI) and to examine risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill children. We use the prospective study was carried out on 268 children less than three years old, at a pediatric intensive care unit, from January 1997 to September 2000. Poisson regression and hierarchized multivariate analysis were performed to estimate incidence rate ratios and to identify risk factors associated to nosocomial infections. To 178 children only, who were ventilated, Cox regression was performed to estimate hazards ration and to identify risk factors for VAP. Our results were 74 nosocomial infections were diagnosed, and the overall incidence of NI cases was 48.1 per 1000 patient-days. The final model showed as predictors of nosocomial infections were age over two (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 2.66, confidence interval [CI] 95%:1.46- 4.58), urinary tract catheter (IRR: 2.92; CI 95%: 1.47-5.8), parenteral nutrition use (IRR: 1.90; CI 95%: 1.15-3.13), bronchoscope use (IRR: 1.84; CI 95%: 1.03-3.27), central catheters exposure time (IRR: 1,72; CI 95%: 0.94-3.15), 29 childrem (16.3%) developed VAP and the overall incidence was 29.3 per 1000 ventilator-days (OC 95%: 29.34-42.11); 50% of all cases had happened until day 5 of ventilator. The daily hazard risk increased to 2.2% at day 7, and decreased after that. Risk factors of VAP in hierarchized multivariate analysis were age over one (hazards ratio [HR]: 3.49; IC 95%: 1.64-7.45), digestive surgery (HR: 5.05; CI 95%: 2.17-11.78), parenteral nutrition (HR: 2.68; IC 95% 1.24-5.80). Exposure to antibiotics conferred protection (HR: 0.29; IC 95%: 0.13-0.65). Our conclusion is: the results suggest that the influence of the exposure time is determinant of nosocomial infections occurrence, and it is healthcare associated in critically ill patients. Institutional politics might be aimed at prevention and control activities, as strategy to promote healthcare quality and patient safety. Public health surveillance and longitudinal studies of risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonias can help to assess prognosis, and devise and test preventive strategies, and efforts might be concentrated on the first week of ventilation assistance.

O objetivo desta tese foi avaliar a influências da exposição a diversos fatores de risco e ocorrência de infecção hospitalar (IH) e examinar fatores de risco relacionados às pneumonias associadas ao uso de ventilador mecânico (PAV) em crianças críticas. Usamos os métodos de estudo prospectivo envolvendo uma coorte de 268 crianças menores de três anos, realizado em unidade de pacientes graves, de janeiro de 1997 e setembro de 2000. Aplicou-se técnica de regressão de Poisson para estimar razões de risco e estratégia de abordagem hierárquica para identificar fatores de risco associados à IH. Apenas para 179 crianças críticas que usaram ventilador mecânico, aplicou-se a regressão de Cox para estimar razões de risco e identificar fatores de risco associados à PAV. Os resultados apresentaram 74 infecções hospitalares diagnosticadas no total, com taxa de incidência de 48,1 IH por 1000 pacientes-dia. Foi determinante para ocorrência de infecção hospitalar, idade superior a dois anos (Razão de Risco) [RR]: 2,66; intervalo de confiança [IC]: 95%: 1,46-4,58), uso de sonda vesical (RR: 2,92; IC 95%: 1,47-5,80), uso de nutrição parenteral (RR: 1,90; IC 95%: 1,15-3,13), realização de broncoscopia (RR: 1,84; IC 95%: 1,03-3,27), tempo de exposição ao cateter vascular central (RR: 2,36; IC 95%: 1,18-4,71) e ao ventilador mecânico (RR: 1,72; IC 95%: 0,94-3,15). Observou-se PAV em 29 crianças (16,3%), com taxa de incidência de 29,3 casos por 1000 dias de ventilação mecânica (IC 95%: 20,34-42,11), dos quais 50% dos eventos ocorreram até o quinto dia de ventilação. A taxa de risco diária aumentou até um máximo de 2,3%, observada no 7 dia de ventilação, e reduziu a partir daí. Foram fatores de risco para PAV na análise multivariada hierarquizada, idade acima de 1 ano (RR: 3,49; IC 95%; 1,64-7,45), cirurgia do aparelho digestivo (RR: 5,05; IC 95%; 2,17-11,78) e nutrição parenteral (RR: 2,68; IC 95%: 1,24-5,8). /exposição a antibióticos antes da internação conferiu proteção (RR: 0,29; IC 95%: 0,13-0,66). Concluímos que os resultados encontrados neste estudo indicam que a influência do tempo de exposição é determinante para a ocorrência de infecções hospitalares e está associado aos processos de cuidados do paciente crítico. Políticas institucionais direcionadas ao controles e prevenção das IH devem fazer de estratégias fundamentais para a qualidade da assistência e segurança do paciente internado. Vigilância de Saúde Pública e componentes longitudinais de estudo de fatores de risco para infecções hospitalares e para pneumonias associadas ao ventilador podem ajudar avaliar prognósticos e planejar e testar medidas preventivas, concentrando-se esforços na primeira semana de ventilação. / The objective of this thesis is evaluate the influence of exposure to some risk factors and the occurrence of nosocomial infections (NI) and to examine risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill children. We use the prospective study was carried out on 268 children less than three years old, at a pediatric intensive care unit, from January 1997 to September 2000. Poisson regression and hierarchized multivariate analysis were performed to estimate incidence rate ratios and to identify risk factors associated to nosocomial infections. To 178 children only, who were ventilated, Cox regression was performed to estimate hazards ration and to identify risk factors for VAP. Our results were 74 nosocomial infections were diagnosed, and the overall incidence of NI cases was 48.1 per 1000 patient-days. The final model showed as predictors of nosocomial infections were age over two (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 2.66, confidence interval [CI] 95%:1.46- 4.58), urinary tract catheter (IRR: 2.92; CI 95%: 1.47-5.8), parenteral nutrition use (IRR: 1.90; CI 95%: 1.15-3.13), bronchoscope use (IRR: 1.84; CI 95%: 1.03-3.27), central catheters exposure time (IRR: 1,72; CI 95%: 0.94-3.15), 29 childrem (16.3%) developed VAP and the overall incidence was 29.3 per 1000 ventilator-days (OC 95%: 29.34-42.11); 50% of all cases had happened until day 5 of ventilator. The daily hazard risk increased to 2.2% at day 7, and decreased after that. Risk factors of VAP in hierarchized multivariate analysis were age over one (hazards ratio [HR]: 3.49; IC 95%: 1.64-7.45), digestive surgery (HR: 5.05; CI 95%: 2.17-11.78), parenteral nutrition (HR: 2.68; IC 95% 1.24-5.80). Exposure to antibiotics conferred protection (HR: 0.29; IC 95%: 0.13-0.65). Our conclusion is: the results suggest that the influence of the exposure time is determinant of nosocomial infections occurrence, and it is healthcare associated in critically ill patients. Institutional politics might be aimed at prevention and control activities, as strategy to promote healthcare quality and patient safety. Public health surveillance and longitudinal studies of risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonias can help to assess prognosis, and devise and test preventive strategies, and efforts might be concentrated on the first week of ventilation assistance.

Introdução: Educação é precisamente a atividade que pode expandir as estratégias de prevenção das Infecções Relacionadas à Assistência a Saúde (IRAS). As infecções da corrente sanguínea associadas a cateter (ICSC) são consideradas as mais importantes IRAS no cenário da assistência crítica por estarem associadas com altas taxas de mortalidade de pacientes sob cuidados intensivos. A interação existente entre entender como o conhecimento é adquirido e qual a melhor maneira de se ensinar, sugere uma mudança na prática tradicional do ensino. Partindo do pressuposto de que toda mudança provém de planejamento, execução, avaliação e implementações de melhoria, este estudo surge com a intenção de responder a seguinte questão de pesquisa: Quais métodos e técnicas de ensino se mostraram eficazes na redução das taxas de ICSC?. Objetivo: Identificar e caracterizar os métodos e técnicas de ensino utilizados em treinamentos para equipes de saúde envolvidas diretamente com a prevenção de ICSC. Método: Trata-se de uma Revisão Integrativa da Literatura (RIL) com a estruturação de uma questão de pesquisa conforme a estratégia PICO, sendo utilizados descritores controlados padronizados. As seguintes bases foram pesquisadas: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, Embase, ERIC e Web of Science. Os artigos incluídos atenderam à critérios pré definidos, incluindo avaliação de qualidade metodológica. Resultados: O número total de referências encontradas foi de 300 e, 10 artigos (3,3%) foram incluídos como amostra final a ser analisada. O Método Expositivo foi utilizado por 100% da amostra. Observou-se que 80% optaram pela Técnica de Ensino Verbal, Ilustração (60%), Simulação (30%) e Exemplificação (20%). O Método de Elaboração em Conjunto configurou o segundo método mais utilizado pelos autores (80%). As técnicas de ensino mais exploradas nessa categoria foram a Conversa Dialogada (80%), Lista de discussões via internet (30%) e Aula Expositiva Dialogada (20%). Simpósio e Painel não foram testados. O Método de Ensino para Trabalho Individual foi o terceiro método mais explorado pelos autores (60%), sendo que a Técnica de Ensino mais utilizada foi a Revisão (50%), seguidos pelo Estudo Dirigido e Ficha Didática (10%). Portfólios, Mapa Conceitual, Solução de Problemas, Estudos de Caso e Pesquisas não foram exploradas como objetos de intervenção. Os Métodos de Ensino para Trabalho em Grupo e Atividades Especiais, com suas respectivas técnicas de ensino, não foram considerados em nenhum dos estudos analisados. Quanto aos recursos utilizados nas intervenções, o Feedback foi contemplado em 60%, seguidos pelo uso de cartazes, checklist a beira-leito, módulos de auto estudo (30%) e informativos, pôsteres, adesivos coloridos, carros e kits de inserção de CVC e internet (20%). Para os Métodos de Análise das intervenções realizadas, todos os estudos incluídos apresentaram as taxas de ICSC, seguidos pela Avaliação de Desempenho Pré e Pós Intervenção (60%), Auditorias e Testes Pré e Pós (50%), Checklist (40%), Indicadores gerais de IRAS, Avaliação diagnóstica prévia (20%) e Inspeção (10%). Conclusão: Os Métodos e Técnicas de Ensino utilizados nos estudos incluídos na presente pesquisa favoreceram a redução de ICSC. Entretanto, devido a uso combinado de diferentes métodos não foi possível identificar um método que isoladamente tenha sido mais eficaz / Introduction: Education is precisely the activity that can expand the strategies Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI). Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are considered to be the most important HAI in the critical care setting being associated with the high mortality rates of patients under intensive care. The interaction between the understanding of how knowledge is acquired and what would be the better way to teach, suggests a need for change in the traditional practices in teaching. Assuming that all changes should come from planning, implementation, evaluation and improving implementations, this study seeks to answer the following research question: \"What are the methods and teaching techniques that have proved to be effective in reducing CRBSI rates?\". Objective: Identify and describe the methods and teaching techniques used in training healthcare workers directly involved in the prevention of CRBSI. Method: This is an Integrative Review of Literature (IRL) with the structuring of a research question according to the PICO strategy which used standardized controlled descriptors. The following databases were searched: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE, ERIC and Web of Science. The articles that are included met the pre-defined criteria, including a methodological quality assessment. Results: Three hundred references were found and 10 articles (3.3%) were included as the final sample to be analyzed. The Expository Method was used by 100% of the sample. It was observed that 80% opted to the Verbal Teaching Technique, Illustration (60%), Simulation (30%) and Exemplification (20%). The Preparation Group Method configured the second method used the most by the authors (80%). The most explored teaching techniques in this category were the Dialogued Conversation (80%), List of discussions by internet (30%) and Dialogued Exposition Class (20%). Symposium and Panel were not tested. The teaching method for Individual Work was the third method further explored by the authors (60%), and the Review was the most used teaching technique on this category (50%), followed by the Directed Study and Teaching Sheet (10%). Portfolios, Concept Map, Problem Solving, Case Studies and Research where not explored as objects of intervention. The teaching methods for Group Work and Special Activities, with their respective teaching techniques were not considered in any of the studies analyzed. As for the resources used in the interventions studies, the Feedback was contemplated in 60%, followed by the use of banners, a bedside checklist, self study modules (30%) and newsletters, posters, colored stickers, car with the insertion kits of central lines and the internet (20%). According to the analysis methods for the implemented interventions, all included studies showing their CRBSI rates, followed by the Performance Assessment - Pre and Post Intervention (60%), Audits and Testing Before and After (50%), Checklist (40%), General HAI indicators, Prior diagnostic evaluation (20%) and Inspection (10%). Conclusion: The Methods and Teaching techniques used in the included studies from this research favored the reduction of CRBSI. However, due to the combined use of different methods, it was not possible to identify a method that alone was more effective

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Para que estas ações sejam efetivas é imprescindível a instalação e manutenção de um Programa de Controle de Infecções Hospitalar (PCIH) que sustente e qualifique estas ações e atividades mínimas de controle e prevenção. Portanto, este estudo de abordagem qualitativa teve como objeto de investigação o Programa de Controle de Infecções Hospitalar (PCIH) em instituições de saúde públicas, privadas e filantrópicas no município de Juiz de Fora. Os objetivos foram: avaliar o Programa de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar (PCIH) em instituições de saúde privadas, públicas e filantrópicas do município de Juiz de Fora e sua relação com a prática dos profissionais dos Serviços e Comissões de Controle de Infecção hospitalar; conhecer o PCIH de instituições hospitalares públicas, privadas e filantrópicas do município de Juiz de Fora; conhecer as ações da Vigilância Sanitária de Juiz de Fora no que tange o controle das infecções hospitalares e analisar as percepções dos profissionais de saúde que atuam nas CCIH’s e SCIH’s sobre as ações de controle e prevenção das IH’s. Os dados foram coletados em dois momentos: primeiramente, para caracterização dos PCIH’s, utilizamos uma manual operacional e planilha de indicadores e posteriormente para coleta dos relatos dos profissionais, utilizamos entrevista semiestruturada. Para análise das entrevistas utilizamos a técnica de análise temática que permitiu-nos definir as seguintes categorias de análise: percepção dos profissionais na organização dos SCIH’s e CCIH’s; atividades de controle de infecção desempenhadas pelos profissionais do SCIH e da CCIH; o controle e prevenção em IH: o lugar da educação permanente; a fiscalização das Infecções hospitalares e sua relação com a Vigilância Sanitária e o desafio no controle das Infecções Hospitalares. Foi possível observar que na realidade estudada os PCIH’s apresentam diversas inconformidades, e grandes são os desafios apontados pelos sujeitos. É preciso pensar o PCIH como parte fundamental para uma melhor assistência em saúde nas instituições hospitalares. É essencial que não apenas a instituição de saúde valorize o controle de infecção, mas que todos profissionais de saúde realmente entendam a importância do PCIH e sua relação no controle e prevenção das infecções hospitalares. / Nosocomial infections (NI’s) are a public health challenge and therefore, it is fundamental that prevention and control actions remain on the front line and on the basis of hospital institutions. For these actions to be effective it is of utmost importance to implement and maintain a Nosocomial Infections Control Programme (NICP) that may support and qualify them. This study of qualitative approach aims to investigate the NICP in public and private health institutions in the city of Juiz de Fora. The objectives are: to evaluate the Nosocomial Infections Control Programme (NICP) of public, private and philantropic hospital institutions in the city of Juiz de Fora and its relationship with the practice of professionals of Nosocomial Infections Control Commissions (NICC´s) and Services (NICS´s); to know the NICP of public, private and philantropic hospital institutions of Juiz de Fora; to know the actions of Juiz de fora Health Surveillance Agency concerning the control of nosocomial infections and to analyse the perceptions of health professionals that work in the NICC’s and NICS’s over the actions of control and prevention of NI’s. The data was collected in two moments: primarily, in order to characterize the NICP’s, we utilized an operational manual and indicators spreadsheets and, posteriorly, in order to collect the professional’s reports, we used semi-structured interview. For the analyses of the interviews we used the thematic analysis technique, wich allowed us to define the following categories: professional’s perception over the organization of NICC’s and NICS’s; the control and prevention of NI’s; the importance of continuing education; inspection of nosocomial infections and its relationship with Health surveillance and the challenge of controlling nosocomial infections. It was possible to observe that in the studied reality, the NICP’s shows many nonconformity's, and grand are the challenges pointed out by the subjects. It is necessary to view the NICP as a fundamental part of a better health assistance in hospital institutions. It is essential that not only the health institution values the infection control, but that all health professionals in fact understand the importance of the NICP and its relationship with the control and prevention of nosocomial infections.

Les chambres implantables sont des dispositifs médicaux utilisés pour l’'administration de produits de chimiothérapie et/ou de nutrition parentérale. Comme la plupart des implants médicaux, ces dispositifs peuvent être à l’'origine d’infections nosocomiales. L’'objectif de la thèse a été d’'étudier la contribution des modifications physico-chimiques de surface de matériaux à base de titane sur l’'adhérence de microorganismes. Des surfaces présentant différentes caractéristiques ont été élaborées et l’'adhérence de la bactérie Staphylococcus aureus et de la levure Candida albicans a été testée in vitro en conditions statiques. Des surfaces modèles de TiO2 présentant des rugosités à l’'échelle du nanomètre et du micromètre ont été élaborées avec des wafers de silicium revêtues d’'un film mince d’'oxyde de titane déposé par pulvérisation cathodique. Des surfaces d’'alliages de titane grade 2 et grade 5 ont été modifiées par polissage, sablage ou électroérosion, créant différentes morphologies. Il est apparu que le nombre de microorganismes adhérents changeait certes avec la rugosité, mais était fonction de la morphologie de surface des matériaux et de la taille du microorganisme. Des surfaces lisses de TiO2 ont ensuite été fonctionnalisées par greffage moléculaire pour modifier le caractère hydrophile/hydrophobe de surface. L’'étude de l’'adsorption de protéines du plasma sanguin, par QCM, a permis de mieux expliquer l’'adhérence de bactéries et de levures sur ces surfaces. L’'influence de la nutrition parentérale et des produits de chimiothérapie sur les surfaces a aussi été étudiée afin de se rapprocher des conditions d’'utilisation des chambres implantables. / Totally implantable venous-access ports are medical devices used for the administration of chemotherapy drugs and/or parenteral nutrition. Infections can occur and it is indispensable in modern-day medical practice to prevent and reduce the rare infectious complications. In this context, the goal of this work was to study the contribution of the modification of physico-chemical properties of titanium based surfaces on the adherence of microorganisms. Surfaces with different characteristics were produced and the adherence of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and the yeast Candida albicans was studied in vitro in static conditions. Model surfaces made of titanium dioxide with roughness from nanometer to micrometer were elaborated using silicon wafers recovered with a thin film of titanium dioxide deposited by plasma vapor deposition. Titanium alloy surfaces (Ti grade 2 and Ti grade 5) were modified by polishing, grit-blasting or wire erosion, to create different surface morphologies. In vitro studies were performed and it was found that the number of adhering microorganisms changed with roughness, but more importantly with the surface morphology of the biomaterials and microorganisms size. Flat titanium dioxide thin films were then functionalized by molecular grafting to modify the hydrophobicity of the surface. Study of plasma protein adsorption, by QCM, allowed to better explain the adherence of bacteria and yeast onto these surfaces. The influence of parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy drugs was also studied in order to better approach the real conditions of totally implantable venous-access ports.