title: Catheter-related infections in a northwestern São Paulo reference unit for burned patients care.
abstract: Despite improvements in care and rehabilitation of burned patients, infections still remain the main complication and death cause. Catheter-related infections are among the four most common infections and are associated with skin damage and insertion site colonization. There are few studies evaluating this kind of infection worldwide in this special group of patients. Padre Albino Hospital Burn Care Unit (PAHBCU) is the only reference center in the Northwestern São Paulo for treatment of burned patients. This paper presents the results of a retrospective study aiming at describing the epidemiological and clinical features of catheter-related infections at PAHBCU.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Post-graduation Program, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. claudio.penido@ terra.com.br
authors.forename: Cláudio Penido
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Campos Júnior
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanches
authors.forename: Elizabete Aparecida
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Tedokon
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Remondi
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ricardo Luiz Dantas
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Andréa Regina Baptista
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rossit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult