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Device-related Central Nervous System Infections in Adult Intensive Care Units in Brazil
Sponsor: Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo
Summary
Resistant microorganisms are public health problems because they affect the treatment of infectious diseases and the survival of patients. Neurosurgical procedures with placement of intracranial pressure monitoring and external ventricular drainage devices are related to increased morbidity and mortality. In Brazil, there are several multicenter studies demonstrating the prevalence and types of resistant microorganisms, however, there is a lack of data related to central nervous system infections associated with invasive devices, which can have a direct impact on prevention and treatment policies.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
554
Start Date
2022-08-15
Completion Date
2024-06-30
Last Updated
2024-05-14
Healthy Volunteers
Not specified
Conditions
Locations (18)
Unimed Vitória
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Hospital Geral Cleriston Andrade
Feira de Santana, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
Hospital da Cidade
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos
Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São João del Rei
São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer (Pró Saúde- Associação Beneficente de Assistência Social e Hospitalar)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Instituto Baía Sul de Ensino e Pesquisa Irineu May Brodbeck
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Hospital de Amor (Fundação PIO XII - Barretos)
Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital Unimed Limeira
Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital das Clínicas - FMUSP Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital e Maternidade Brasil (Rede D´or São Luis)
Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital do Coração
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital São Luiz Itaim
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil