O papel dos conselhos gestores de políticas públicas: um debate a partir das práticas em Conselhos Municipais de Chapecó (SC) The role of management councils of public polices: a debate on practices in the Municipal Councils of Chapecó, Santa Catarina State

Neste trabalho, analisamos a efetividade do controle social a partir do estudo sobre atribuições dos Conselhos Municipais da Assistência Social, dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente, da Educação e da Saúde no município de Chapecó (SC). Os dados foram coletados através da leitura de documentos oficiais, aplicação de formulários, observação sistemática e de um encontro utilizando a técnica do grupo focal. Foram identificadas cinco categorias de ação: deliberar, fiscalizar, normatizar, prestar assessoria, comunicar, além de outras ações menos frequentes. A análise das informações revela sobrecarga de atribuições burocráticas, restringindo o debate político inerente ao papel dos conselheiros. Além disso, questionamos a legitimidade de suas atribuições, considerando as condições objetivas de sua participação: o caráter voluntário, não profissional, não remunerado; o tempo restrito dos encontros; a falta de estrutura física e operacional qualificada e autônoma, entre outras. Os conselhos gestores são espaços de exercício de cidadania, o que requer maior atuação na criação e no fortalecimento de canais e processos de diálogo com diferentes atores sociais, constituindo elos na rede de parcerias em prol do enfrentamento dos problemas sociais da cidade e da construção de condições favoráveis à vida.<br>In this work we analyze the effectiveness of social control from a study of attributions of Municipal Councils of: social assistance, children and teenagers' rights, health and, education in Chapecó city. The data was collected by the reading of official documents, application of questionnaires, systematic observation and a meeting in which the focus group technique was used. Five categories of action were found: to deliberate, to supervise, to regulate, to give assistance, to communicate, and other less frequents actions. The analysis of information revels an overcharge of attributions of bureaucracy, restricting the political debate on the role of councilors. Besides this, we question the legitimacy of the conferred attributions, considering the objective conditions of its participation: the volunteer character, non-remunerated; the restrict time of the meetings the lack of qualified and self-made physical and operational structure, and others. The Management Councils are the spaces of citizenship practice, what requires a bigger actuation in creation and strength of dialogue processes with different social actors, establishing a connection in the partner net in favor of dealing with social problems of the city and the construction of favorable conditions for life

Microbiology of Diabetic Foot Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are one of the causes of hospitalization in diabetic patients and, when this occurs, empirical antibiotic therapy is necessary. We have conducted a retrospective study of patients with DFI that required hospitalization to evaluate microbiologic profile and the susceptibility pattern of these infections. We evaluated 320 patients, of which 223 (69.7%) were male with a media age of 71 years with 276 isolates. Gram-positive bacteria were responsible for 188 (68.1%) of the isolates, while Gram-negative bacilli were responsible for 88 (31.9%). E. faecalis was the most prevalent pathogen, followed by S. aureus and coagulase negative Staphylococci. Among Gram-negative pathogens, P. aeruginosa was the most prevalent agent. Regarding the susceptibility profile, we found ampicillin-sensitive enterococci in 89% of the cases, oxacillin-sensitive S. aureus in 47%, but in coagulase-negative staphylococci, oxacillin was sensible only in 20%. The susceptibility profile of Gram-negatives was very good with 76% susceptibility of P. aeruginosa to ceftazidime and meropenem. The other prevalent Enterobacterales had great susceptibility to ceftazidime, piperacillin-tazobactam and 100% susceptibility to meropenem, with the exception of K. pneumoniae, which had 75% susceptibility to meropenem. Knowledge of microbiological profile and susceptibility patterns of patients with DFIs is useful to guide empirical therapy