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    Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo
    (Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2006-02-01) Furtado, Guilherme H.c. [UNIFESP]; Santana, Solange L. [UNIFESP]; Coutinho, Ana Paula [UNIFESP]; Perdiz, Luciana B. [UNIFESP]; Wey, Sergio Barsanti [UNIFESP]; Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was 22.2% and 42.6%, respectively. Respiratory therapists at the non-teaching hospital had the best handwashing compliance (52.6%). Nursing assistants at the teaching hospital had the worst compliance (11.5%). Nursing assistant was the only health-care worker category with a significant difference between the two ICUs (odds ratio = 6.0; 95% confidence interval = 3.83-9.43; p< 0.001).
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    Varicella zoster antibodies in healthcare workers from two neonatal units in São Paulo, Brazil - assessment of a staff varicella policy
    (W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2004-03-01) Dos Santos, Amelia Miyashiro [UNIFESP]; Ono, E.; Weckx, L. Y.; Coutinho, A. P.; Moraes-Pintoa, M. I. de; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Although frequently reported in the literature, a staff varicella policy is not standard in many hospitals even in developed countries. in the present study, we assessed varicella zoster immunity in staff from two neonatal units from hospitals in São Paulo, Brazil. Ninety-seven percent of all staff working in both units agreed to participate. A simple and cost-effective varicella policy was subsequently set up, based on costs and data from serology and a history of previous varicella infection. Our results confirm that a varicella vaccination programme can be implemented in a healthcare facility, even in developing countries. (C) 2003 the Hospital Infection Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.