The activity "in vitro" of six antibiotics (co-trimoxazole, cephaloridine, nitrofurantoin, carbenicillin, nalidixic acid, gentamicin) was tested against four Gram negative: E. coli, Pseudomonas sp., Klebsiella sp. and Enterobacter sp. isolated from urine samples from 1971 to 1987, at the Istituto di Igiene of Trieste. The temporal analysis of antibiograms revealed an decrease of the incidence of resistance in the year 1979, 1980 and 1981. In the following years the percentage of resistance showed an increasing of incidence.

Drug Resistance, Microbial↗

PubMed1990

Improving patient flow in ambulatory care through computerized evaluation techniques.

The Authors describe the application of Patient Flow Analysis (P.F.A.), an efficiency evaluation technique in a Gynaecologic Clinic in a large Provincial Hospital. This technique evaluates both patient flow and staff utilization in ambulatory settings. Staff efficiency (percentage of work time spent with patients) was low, (43% for clinicians and 36% for aides, and patients waiting time was excessive (average 2 hours 44 minutes) for only 35 minutes of service time, and could have been substantially reduced by a more personalized appointment pattern and punctual starting of clinics by the clinicians. The usefulness of Patient Flow Analysis is clearly demonstrated.

Ambulatory Care↗

PubMed1989

[Nickel and chromium. Analysis of 3 detergents using atomic absorption spectrophotometry].

It is well known that Nickel and Chromium are present, at different concentrations, in detergents used for washing-up, hand-washing and cleaning surfaces. In the present study we have analysed three trade marks of detergents (one for each different use) to evaluate, by means of atomic absorption spectroscopy, whether the concentrations previously detected are specific to a particular trade mark or are connected with the metals concentration variability typical of all detergents as commercial products. According to our results, Nickel and Chromium are always present, at different concentrations, in all the samples tested; detergents used for hand-washing contain the highest Nickel percentage; the concentrations observed show discrete variations also within the same trade mark.

Chromium↗

PubMed1985

[Assessment of the consumption of alcoholic beverages by the secondary-school student population of Trieste].

The results are reported of an epidemiological survey aimed at assessing alcohol consumption among the secondary school population of Trieste in three different age groups (13-14, 15-16, 18-19). The data obtained on a representative sample of Trieste students reveal an alarming situation as regards alcohol consumption especially among the younger elements, possibly due to peer pressure. Primary prevention involving health education in schools is advocated as a way of halting a worrying trend towards alcoholism even among the very young.

Adolescent↗