ICARO BOSZCZOWSKI
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PAHC, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/49 - Laboratório de Protozoologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/49 - Laboratório de Protozoologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients admitted to the emergency department: prevalence, risk factors, and acquisition rate(2017) SALOMAO, M. C.; GUIMARAES, T.; DUAILIBI, D. F.; PERONDI, M. B. M.; LETAIF, L. S. H.; MONTAL, A. C.; ROSSI, F.; CURY, A. P.; DUARTE, A. J. S.; LEVIN, A. S.; BOSZCZOWSKI, I.Background: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been reported worldwide and are associated with high mortality rates. Intestinal colonization acts as a reservoir and fosters exchange of resistance mechanisms. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of patients harbouring CRE on hospital admission, risk factors associated, and the acquisition rate within the emergency department (ED). Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey with 676 patients consecutively admitted to the ED study during the months of May to July 2016. A questionnaire was performed and rectal swabs were collected from patients on admission, for culture and for multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). If the patient was hospitalized for more than one week in the ED, samples were taken again to determine the acquisition rate of CRE. Findings: Forty-six patients were colonized; all positive PCR were Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase. The acquisition rate was 18%. Previous exposure to healthcare in the last year, liver disease, and use of antibiotics in the last month were risk factors for colonization. Six patients with no previous exposure to healthcare were CRE-colonized on admission, suggesting transmission of CRE within the community. Conclusion: Screening of high-risk patients on admission to the ED is a strategy to early identify CRE carriage and may contribute to control CRE dissemination.
- Implementation of tailored interventions in a statewide programme to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections(2018) ASSIS, D. B.; MADALOSSO, G.; PADOVEZE, M. C.; LOBO, R. D.; OLIVEIRA, M. S.; BOSZCZOWSKI, I; SINGER, J. M.; LEVIN, A. S.Background: There have been few studies exploring implementation strategies to central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in low- or middle-income countries. Aim: To implement tailored interventions to reduce CLABSI rates in adult intensive care units. Methods: The implementation strategy of the State Health Department was performed in Sao Paulo State, Brazil, over two cycles. Cycle 1 (56 hospitals) was exploratory and cycle 2 (77 hospitals) was designed to confirm the hypothesis generated by the first cycle, with three phases each (pre-intervention, intervention, post-intervention). Cycles included: evaluation of healthcare workers' knowledge, observation of practices, and CLABSI rates monthly report. In cycle 1, a log-normal mixed model was used to select variables significantly associated with the reduction of CLABSI. In cycle 2, CLABSI rates were evaluated. Findings: Healthcare workers' practices improved after intervention. In cycle 1, reduction of CLABSI rates was more pronounced in hospitals with initial CLABSI rates >7.4 per 1000 catheter-days (P < 0.001) and those that introduced the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (P= 0.01). For hospitals with high CLABSI initial rates, simulation demonstrated that the rates were expected to decrease by 36% (95% CI: 9-63), no matter the type of intervention. In cycle 2, there was an overall decrease in CLABSI rates during the intervention period; whereas the mean rate fell further post-intervention, rates at the 90th percentile increased. Conclusion: The implementation strategy may have had an effect on infection rates independently of the specific interventions implemented; however, the sustainability of reduction in the post-intervention period remains a challenge.
- Nosocomial outbreak of Pantoea agglomerans bacteraemia associated with contaminated anticoagulant citrate dextrose solution: new name, old bug?(2012) BOSZCZOWSKI, I.; ALMEIDA JUNIOR, J. Nobrega de; MIRANDA, E. J. Peixoto de; FREIRE, M. Pinheiro; GUIMARAES, T.; CHAVES, C. E.; CAIS, D. P.; STRABELLI, T. M. V.; RISEK, C. F.; SOARES, R. E.; ROSSI, F.; COSTA, S. F.; LEVIN, A. S.We describe an outbreak investigation of Pantoea agglomerans bacteraemia associated with anticoagulant citrate-dextrose 46% (ACD) solution prepared in-house. A healthy man presented with septic shock during plasmapheresis for granulocyte donation. The solution used for priming and blood samples were sent for culture. Identification of the isolate to species level was performed by gyrB sequencing. Typing was performed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). In total, eight cases were identified during a three-week period. P. agglomerans was also cultured from six ACD solution bags. Isolates from patients and ACD bags were identical by PFGE. All isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, cephazolin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, cefepime and imipenem.