title: [Hospital infections in Brazil. Government activities for their control as an expression of socio-politics in the health field].
abstract: The author studies the hospital infections evolution in Brasil and the demands for its control until its establishment by governmental actions. For a better understanding and analysis of the social actors' dispute process, their needs and interests and the relation with the governmental sector to the establishment of a certain state politics, a theoretical reference that enabled to elaborate the whole of social structure elements was searched. This theoretical reference should also take the filled of the relation between Society, State, Actors and Social Politics as its main question. In order to allude to these specific actions and its intervention range, it was necessary to make a distinction between the state politics modalities and the implementation responsibility. Based on empirical material, it was possible to trace these demands, conforming on technological-assistancial models through the working process indicators. Other empirical categories levels was demanded to approach to the theoretical reference: specific conjectures, welfare medical assistance, the clinical intervention model and the quality movement.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lacerda
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D017749:Total Quality Management
vernacular_title: Infecções hospitalares no Brasil. ações governamentais para o seu controle enquanto expressão de políticas sociais na área da saúde.