Study about incidence of nosocomial infections in elderly care institutions and control measures
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Methods The study was performed in a hospital specialized in care of chronic patients with high dependency, in special elderly, advanced-stage cancer patients, dementia, severe neurological deficit and other chronic diseases. It holds 77 beds in three internment units, a semi-intensive care unit and emergency care. Data were collected daily through audit, and as the Brazilian statistics are being stablished, international data of incidence/patients-day were used for comparison.
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