Significant reduction of nosocomial pneumonia after introduction of disinfection of upper airways using povidone-iodine in geriatric wards.
Dermatology
; 212 Suppl 1: 98-102, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the efficacy of disinfection of the upper airway using povidone-iodine against nosocomial pneumonia in geriatric wards. Cases of nosocomial pneumonia were retrospectively analyzed between January 1991 and March 1995 in geriatric wards (190 beds). Moreover, the relationship concerning methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates between patient and environment was investigated using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with the SmaI restriction enzyme. The incidence of nosocomial pneumonia decreased significantly (p < 0.05). Major causative organisms of nosocomial pneumonia were MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which significantly decreased. PFGE studies showed that the patterns of MRSA isolates show a strong association between patient and environment. Our study indicates that disinfection of the upper airways by povidone-iodine is very important in the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia in geriatric wards.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Povidona-Iodo
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Controle de Infecções
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Pneumonia Bacteriana
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatology
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão