title: [Biosecurity infrastructure for biological agents in hospitals from the south of Bahia State, Brazil].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to describe the biosecurity infrastructure in hospitals located in the South Region of Bahia State, Brazil. That was a descriptive-exploratory study carried out in commissions hospital infections control and institutional prevention commission of accidents about the existence of written norms, the accomplishment of training, the existence of concernments institutional registers to the biosecurity, and the existence of practical attention to the health of the professionals and isolated patients. Hospitals are compared according to the presence of each one of the itens under analysis as its classification, legal-financial issues, etc. It was conclude that the general situation is precarious regarding the presence of the items investigated, that impels to consider the necessity that must take into account an analysis of hospital quality, and also the care of the life of its workers.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, lhéus, BA. mspenteado@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Maridalva de Souza
authors.initials: Mde S
authors.lastname: Penteado
authors.forename: Tânia Cristina
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*