Abstract
Introduction: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are infections acquired during hospital care, which may occur during hospitalization or after discharge. Factors such as age, comorbidities, and inadequate procedures increase the risk of infection. Active surveillance is essential to minimize the consequences of this issue and ensure the safety of both patients and healthcare professionals. In Brazil, this control is carried out through the Healthcare-Associated Infections Control Program (PCIRAS), in an effort to monitor the technological evolution and scientific evidence of healthcare practices. Objective: To analyze the importance of a surveillance culture in the prevention and control of HAI, aiming at improving the quality of health. Methodology: This is a literature review, referring to the importance of surveillance cultures in the control and prevention of HAI. Articles indexed in Google Scholar and in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Nature and Science Direct databases were used, in addition to dissertations/thesis and specialized literary works on the subject. Conclusion: With this study it is possible to observe not only the consequences and the high incidence of HAI in public health, but also the growing increase in the rate of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in the hospital environment, which shows the need for preventive measures to reduce this incidence, such as, for example, the surveillance culture.
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