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• • ·FP1.01 MRSA PCR Testing of Patients Admitted to Critical Care

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    R. Cunningham, P. Jenks, S. Ferguson, J. Northwood, M. Wallis, S. Hunt

    
• • ·FP1.02 Costs of the MRSA ‘Search and Destroy’ Policy in a Dutch Hospital

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    M. Van Rijen, J. Kluytmans

    
• • ·FP1.03 Perioperative Nasal Mupirocin to All Cases is More Effective than Preoperative Treatment of Only Nasal S. aureus Carriers in Reducing Orthopaedic Implant Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

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    R. Lee, J. Pearman

    
• • ·FP1.04 Hospital at Home (HaH): Management of Patients Colonized/Infected by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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    J. Guillamont, M. Sopeña, P. Biada, S. Gonzalez, A. Pérez-Iturriaga, C. Davila, M. Fernandez-Castañer

    
• • ·FP1.05 The Transmission Dynamics of MRSA on Surgical Wards

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    K. Hardy, C. McMurray, S. Shabir, S. Gossain, P. Hawkey

    
• • ·FP1.06 Monoclonal Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Strain Detected by a Flagging System in Southern Israel

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    R. Nativ, A. Borer, P. Shlaeffer, E. Hyam, N. Porat

    
• • ·FP1.07 Do Bacteria Induce the Formation of Encrustations on Double J Ureteric Stents?

    Page :S3

    K. Heaton, R. Bayston, D.M. Grant, M. Bishop

    
• • ·FP1.08 Failure to control a multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae outbreak despite adequate implementation of recommended infection control measures

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    A. Paauw, H. Blok, J. Verhoef, A. Fluit, T. Hopmans, A. Troelstra, M. Leverstein-van Hall

    
• • ·FP1.09 A Novel Method of Skin Preparation

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    J. Webb, S. Hasham, S. Hoque, C. Bainbridge

    
• • ·FP2.01 Impact of Infection Control (1C) Training Program on Nosocomial Infections (Nl) and Perception of Healthcare Workers (HCW) in a Teaching Hospital

    Page :S3

    A. Lenez, H. Jannes, B. Heyneman, H. Sax, D. Pittet, D. Vogelaers, B. Gordts

    
• • ·FP2.02 Adherence to Hospital Infection Prevention Protocols in Aosta Regional Hospital

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    N. Roberto, M. Mastaglia, R. Sacco, A. Girardi, C. Ponzetti

    
• • ·FP2.03 Evaluation of Clostridium difficile Surveillance in England

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    L. Saker, A. Pearson, K. Wagner, A. Jones

    
• • ·FP2.04 Interim Results of the National Reference Laboratory for Clostridium difficile in The Netherlands

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    A. Goorhuis, N. Vaessen, C. Harmanus, R. van den Berg, T. van der Kooi, S. van den Hof, D. Notermans, E. Kuijper

    
• • ·FP2.05 Decontamination of Thermolabile Instruments from Pathological Prions

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    K. Roth, P. Heeg, Z. Van, H.P. Zenner, L. Stitz

    
• • ·FP2.06 Evaluation of Microbicide Capacity of a New Polyamide Fabric Containing Ionic Silver

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    G. Salvatorelli, S. De Lorenzi

    
• • ·FP2.07 Biological Indicators - Optimal Handling for a Maximum of Recovery Rate

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    M. Borneff-Lipp, A. Kaetzke, M. Dürr, B. Schmitt, I. Feldmann

    
• • ·FP2.08 An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Modified Hospital Cleaning Protocols Using Visual, ATP Bioluminescence and Microbiological Analysis

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    T. Lewis, M. Gallo, M. Weinbren, C. Griffilh

    
• • ·FP2.09 Prevelance of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producer in Critical Care Center

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    M. Gharib

    
• • ·FP3.01 A Risk Score and Associated Graphical Tools for Monitoring the Occurrence of Surgical Wound Infections after Cardiac Surgery

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    C. Sherlaw-Johnson, P. Wilson, B. Keogh, S. Gallivan

    
• • ·FP3.02 Risk Stratification for Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery in Australia

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    E. Gillespie, D. Jolley, R. Stuart

    
• • ·FP3.03 Surveillance of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection (CVC-BSI) in Dutch Hospitals

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    T. Van Der Kooi, S. Van Den Hof, J.C. Wille

    
• • ·FP3.04 Comparison of National Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Data between the Netherlands and Germany: Prezies Versus Kiss

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    J. Mannien, S. Hof Van Den, C. Brandt, M. Behnke, J. Wille, P. Gastmeier

    
• • ·FP3.05 Trends and Predictors of Nosocomial Infections in a Large Norwegian Hospital

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    R.M. Nilsen, A. Dalheim, S. Harthug

    
• • ·FP3.06 Presentation of the Results of the Third National Prevalence Survey of Infections via a Web-Enabled Database

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    S. Harris, M. Morgan

    
• • ·FP3.07 The Implementation of the enhanced MRSA web-based data capture system in the Health Protection Agency, South East

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    R. Soyfoo

    
• • ·FP3.08 CHART: Collaborative Research into the Use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) Feedback in Reducing the Incidence of Hospital Ward-Acquired MRSA Colonisation and Infection

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    E. Curran, P. Harper, G. Harper, H. Loveday, J. Benneyan, J. Hood, R. Pratt

    
• • ·FP3.09 An Outbreak of Staphylococcal Bullous Impetigo in Neonates

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    K. Helfet, K.R. Banfield, K.A. Jones, N.C. Weightman, K.G. Kerr

    
• • ·P1.01 Hepatitis B Vaccination and Knowledge of Post Vaccination Testing Among Residents of Surgery in a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital in Brazil

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    D.E. Aoshima, P.T. Sakane, E.R. Baldacci, A. Rossi, Z.K. Shimabukuro, L.F.S. Garcia, A.S. Sugano, L.A. Suetugui, N.R. Silva, A. Oda

    
• • ·P1.02 Analysis of Percutaneous Exposures to Blood and Body Fluids in a Swiss Tertiary Care Medical Center

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    C. Colombo, B. Ledergerber, C. Ruef

    
• • ·P1.03 Computer Based Self Education Programme for the Prevention of Sharp Injuries

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    V.J. Anttila, I. Meriö-Hietaniemi, E. Otto, L. Simons

    
• • ·P1.04 Surgical Operation, as a Risk Factor for HCV Infection, a Study Testing Ab, RNA a Genotypes of HCV

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    W. Al-Kubaisy

    
• • ·P1.05 Protecting Surgical and Clinical Staff

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    T. Galekop

    
• • ·P1.06 Canadian Needle Stick Surveillance Network (2000-2004)

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    Z. Hong, M. Nguyen, S. Paton, J. Wu

    
• • ·P1.07 Infection Control Implications of Hepatitis B Testing of Haemodialysis Patients during an Incident of HBV Reactivation in a Dialysis Unit

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    F. Fitzpatrick, M. Crean, G. Kaminski, J. Connell, L. Jones, L. Thornton, N. Murphy, A. Brennan, J. Walsh, H. Humphreys, E. Smyth

    
• • ·P1.08 Results of the National Surveillance of Occupational Blood Exposure in Belgian Hospitals

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    E. Leens, C. Suetens

    
• • ·P2.01 The Impact of Antifungal Preemptive Therapy with Fluconazole (Flu) in Extremely-Low-Birth-Weigh (ELBW) Neonates (NN)

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    R. Richtmann, S. Baltieri, G. Arriero, E. Kusano, C. Rossi, M. Marques, E. Vaciloto

    
• • ·P2.02 Sterilization of Books and Magazines for a Burn Unit: Sense or Nonsense?

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    J. De Schuijmer, P. De Waegemaeker, M. Vanneste, A. Lavens, G. Claeys, G. Verschraegen

    
• • ·P2.03 Post-injecting Pio-inflammatory Complications in HIV-1-infected Drug Users

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    E. Kitaeva, A.V. Popov, U.N. Maslov, S.Y. Zverev

    
• • ·P2.04 Humoral Immunity to Vaccine-preventable Infectious Diseases in Children with Solid Tumours Following Intensive Chemo-radiotherapy

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    T.F. Leung, F.W.T. Cheng, P.K.S. Chan, Y.Y.L. Chu, J.W. Tang, C.K. Li, P.M.P. Yuen

    
• • ·P2.05 Evaluation of a Novel Method to Address Pseudomonas aeruginosa Contamination of Water Supply to Patient Showers

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    D. Robbie, M. Noy

    
• • ·P2.06 Salvage therapy of long term central venous catheters infected with Gram-negative bacteria

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    M.B. Souza Dias, V.L. Borrasca Silva, A. Colli, M.R. Araujo

    
• • ·P2.07 Development of a novel antimicrobial urinary catheter material

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    A. Doran

    
• • ·P2.08 Advances in Postexposure Management in a University Hospital

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    C. Colombo

    
• • ·P3.01 Prevalence of non-fermenting Gram-negative rods in clinical specimens from surgical patients

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    M. Wroblewska, H. Marchel, D. Bienko, M. Luczak

    
• • ·P3.02 Antimicrobial Resistance and Prevalence of Serogroups of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Lithuanian University Hospital

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    G. Gailiene, A. Pavilonis, V. Kareiviene

    
• • ·P3.03 Prognostic Factors for Infections Caused by Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Spp.: Effect of Treatment Choice

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    M. Oliveira, S. Costa, G. Prado, R. Grinbaum, A. Levin

    
• • ·P3.04 Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter Species Isolated from Children Diarrheic Samples

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    N. Omar, D. Mesalllate, M. Rizk, M. Ezz El Regal

    
• • ·P3.05 Only Piperacillin-Tazobactam did not induce in vitro Resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Patients of an 18 Beds Intensive Care Double Ward

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    A. Costa, D. Salami, R. Fasce, P. Crimi

    
• • ·P3.06 Action of Commercial Alcohol Handrubs on the Growth and Secretion of Extracellular Proteins by Multidrug Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter Baumannii

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    J. Edwards, D. Wareham

    
• • ·P3.07 Screening for Highly Resistant Micro-Organisms on Admission

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    H. Maarleveld, S. Bernards, P. Van den Broek

    
• • ·P3.08 Can the Restriction of 3rd Generation Cephalosporines and Vancomycin Usage Increase the Susceptibility to Carbapenems in P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp

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    V. Turhan, O. Oncul, T. Haznedaroglu, N. Ardic, M. Ozyurt, S. Cavuslu

    
• • ·P3.09 Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter in Canadian Soldiers Injured in Afghanistan

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    M. Lee, L. Saxinger, D. Hui, G. Taylor

    
• • ·P3.10 Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Surgery and Intensive Care Units

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    M. Licker, C. Orb, A. Tutelca, L. Baditoiu, E. Hogea, L. Dan, R. Moldovan

    
• • ·P3.11 Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Escherichia Coli (E. coli) in Helsinki City in 2000-2004

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    E. Kolho, S. Nyberg, A. Lauhio, H. Kotilainen, L. Lehtola-Vanhanen, S. Mero, J. Jalava, E. Tarkka, M. Vaara, J. Vuopio-Varkila

    
• • ·P3.12 Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Nosocomial Infections in a Tertiary Hospital over the Period from January 1995 to December 2005

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    M.J. Hernández, C. Lapresta, C. Montaño, T. Giménez-Julvez, J.L. Arribas

    
• • ·P3.13 Enterobacteriaceae with Extended Spectrum, AmpC and/or K1 Beta-Lactamase: Incidence and Carriage in North Yorkshire

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    N. Weightman, L. Jenkinson

    
• • ·P3.14 A Study of Clinically Isolated Third Generation Cephalosporin-Resistnat Proteus Mirabilis in Takane Hospital in Japan

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    J. Tanaka, H. Kanno, M. Aihara

    
• • ·P3.15 Outbreak of Multiresistant Acinetobacter Baumannii After Transfer of Patients from Greece

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    I. Wybo, L. Blommaert, T. De Beer, O. Soetens, P. Bogaerts, C. Bauraing, T. Naas, P. Nordmann, Y. Glupczynski, D. Pierard, S. Lauwers

    
• • ·P3.16 An Investigation Into the Importance of Nursing Homes in the Epidemiology of ESBL Producing E. Coli

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    M.C. O’Leary, A. Loughrey, P.J. Rooney, J.A. Buchanan, M.M. Merron, M. McCalmont, P. Donaghy, B. Smyth

    
• • ·P3.17 Control and Prevention of Acinetobacter Baumanii in Intensive Care Unit

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    T.M. Ng, X.Y. Sun, F. Teo, A.M. Eales, C. Liew, R.T.P. Lin, G. Kumarasinghe

    
• • ·P3.18 ESBL Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Paediatric Patients Over the Period 2002 to 2005

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    J. Komarnicka, B. Rybak, J. Wierzba, A. Samet, A. Sledzinska

    
• • ·P3.19 Actions towards Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Japan: Susceptibility Changes over a Period of 17 years

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    S. Shiiki, R. Yoshizato, Y. Miki, S. Hatae, K. Endo, M. Aoki

    
• • ·P4.01 Impact of Overcrowding on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Incidence in General Ward Settings - a Time Series Analysis

    Page :S20

    M. Borg, E. Scicluna, D. Suda

    
• • ·P4.02 Characterisation of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Homes in the Northern Health and Social Services (NHSSB) in Northern Ireland

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    D. Gilpin, N. Baldwin, C. Hughes, P. Kearney, D. Gardiner, M. Tunney

    
• • ·P4.03 Comparative Study of Resistance in Staphylococcus Strains Isolated in the Intensive Care Unit and the Rest Departments of a General Hospital

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    V. Kandami Epitropaki, A. Tsiringa, A. Xanthaki, X. Trelogianni, M. Kalderi, M. Toutouza Giotsa

    
• • ·P4.04 Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Directly from Clinical Specimens by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) & Conventional Culture Methods - a Comparative Study

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    S. Rao

    
• • ·P4.05 A Strategy to keep Orthopaedic Elective Bays free from MRSA

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    A. Guyot, A. Prasthofer, F. Hole, C. Newton

    
• • ·P4.06 Determination of Antibiotics Resistance Patterns in Isolated Bacteria from Intensive Care Units (ICU and NICU) in Hamadan Hospitals, West of Iran

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    R. Yousefimashouf, F. Zareei, H.S. Naeini

    
• • ·P4.07 Variation in Admission Screening Compliance for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Hospital

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    G. Shimokura, M. Romney

    
• • ·P4.08 Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Blood Cultures in a General Hospital

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    M. loannidou, M. Toutouza

    
• • ·P4.09 The Rapid Molecular Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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    A. Jeanes, C. Carder, M. Wren, A.P.R. Wilson, P. Coen, V. Gant

    
• • ·P4.10 How Does Success or Failure to Isolate Patients Affect the Control of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

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    N. Wigglesworth, M. Wilcox

    
• • ·P4.11 ‘Search and Destroy MRSA’: Do We Need to Include Pets in Decolonization Schemes?

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    S. Kuipers, E. Van Luijtelaar, H. De Neeling, E. Spalburg, E. Bijster, E. Van Duijkeren

    
• • ·P4.12 Change in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices Decreases MRSA Bacteraemia Rate

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    L. Liebowitz, M. Blunt, G. Rogerson, G. Sargent

    
• • ·P4.13 A Comprehensive Approach in Controlling MRSA in an Acute Health Care Setting

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    T. Thomas, T. Doherty, J. Walsh, M. Morris-Downes, J. Moore, E. Smyth, H. Humphreys

    
• • ·P4.14 Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dutch Veterinarians and Veterinary Students

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    M. Wulf, A. Van Nes, A. Eikelenboom-Boskamp, J. De Vries, W. Melchers, C. Klaassen, A. Voss

    
• • ·P4.15 Different Mechanisms of Biofilm Formation in Methicillin Susceptible and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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    E. O’Neill, C. Pozzi, P. Houston, H. Humphreys, J. O’Gara

    
• • ·P4.16 Quality Assessment: Knowledge of Previous Situation to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Re-Admission

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    M.J. Hernandez-Navarrete, C. Lapresta, M.C. Montaño-Remacha, A. Rezusta, M.T. Gimenez-Julvez, J.L. Arribas-Llorente

    
• • ·P4.17 Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a tertiary centre in 5 years time (2001-2005)

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    M.J. Hernandez-Navarrete, M.C. Montaño-Remacha, C. Lapresta, M.T. Gimenez-Julvez, S. Pastor-Eixarch, J.L. Arribas-Llorente

    
• • ·P4.18 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICU)

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    M.J. Hernandez-Navarrete, A. Vindel-Hernando, A. Rezusta, M.C. Montaño-Remacha, Y. Martin, M.J. Revillo, J.L. Arribas-Llorente

    
• • ·P4.19 Preventing Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Infections (BSI) in Adult Intensive Care Units (ICU)

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    D. Jenkins, S. Agrawal

    
• • ·P4.20 Clinical Evaluation of Oxoid Chromogenic MRSA Agar

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    J. Cooper, R. Montgomery, A. Brown

    
• • ·P4.21 High Contact Sites in Wards as Sources of MRSA Contamination?

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    C.G. Gemmell, M. Ferguson, A. Mead, C.M. Hamilton, P. Dandalides

    
• • ·P4.22 Evaluation of Automated Extraction and Detection by Real-Time PCR to Identify MRSA Directly from Nasal Swabs

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    K. Templeton, A. Hardie, M. Smith, D. Morrison, A.P. Gibb, J. Dave

    
• • ·P4.23 Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in Patients from Hospital. Long Term Care Institutes and Community

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    F. Pirali

    
• • ·P4.25 A Six-Year Survey of MRSA Throat Colonisation Eradication

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    T. Urth, U. Hjort, B. Korsager, O. Scheel

    
• • ·P4.26 A Retrospective Case-Controlled Study of an Outbreak of Epidemic Multiple-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA-17)

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    B. Cookson, A. Taylor, M. Barker, A. Pallet, A. Lowes, R. Mayon-White

    
• • ·P4.27 Long-term Follow-up of MRSA Carriage in Previously Positive Patients and Their Family Members

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    C. Ahren, L. Karlsson, L. Larsson, A. Lindqvist, K. Moller, A. Palme, T. Sandberg, E. Skyman, A. Soderstrom, C. Welinder-Olsson

    
• • ·P4.28 Prevalence of MRSA Colonization in Individuals Admitted with Suspected Fractured Neck of Femur

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    J. Greig, C. Edwards, M. Wallis, J. Cox, R. Cunningham, J. Keenan

    
• • ·P4.29 Effectiveness of Control Measures of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Maribor Teaching Hospital (MTH)

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    B. Kotnik-Kevorkijan, S. Lorenčič-Robnik, T. Franko-Kancler, M. Klasinc, J. Reberšek-Gorišek

    
• • ·P4.31 Evaluation of the Epidemiology of MRSA Bacteraemia in Various Tayside Hospitals in 2004 and 2005

    Page :S28

    B. Parcell, G. Phillips

    
• • ·P4.32 Use of PCR for Rapid Detection of Nasal MRSA in Hemodialysis

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    L. Jauregui

    
• • ·P4.33 The Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bactereamia Isolates of Enterococcus Faecalis and Enterococcus Faecium in a General Greek Hospital. 1/2000-5/2006

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    A. Tsiringa, X. Trelogianni, A. Xanthaki, V. Skandami, M. Toutouza

    
• • ·P4.34 Molecular Epidemiology of VRE in a German University Hospital

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    A. Kola, F. Schwab, I.F. Chaberny, F. Mattner, S. Ziesing, P. Gastmeier

    
• • ·P4.35 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Carriage in Care Home Residents

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    M. Wilcox, B. Barr, A. Brady, R. Darby, P. Parnell, D. Tompkins

    
• • ·P4.36 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Saudi Arabian Hospital: Annual Incidence and Susceptibility Patterns

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    J. Al-Tawfiq

    
• • ·P4.37 The Preoperative Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Mixed Vascular-General Elective Surgical Population

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    J. Greig, C. Buckle, S. Ashley, P. Jenks, J. Cox

    
• • ·P5.01 Costs of an Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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    M. Kanerva, M. Blom, U. Tuominen, E. Kolho, V.J. Anttila, M. Vaara, A. Virolainen-Julkunen, O. Lyytikainen

    
• • ·P5.02 Mortality in Patients Acquiring Bacteraemia in the Intensive Care Unit

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    D. Thompson

    
• • ·P5.03 Infections Following Orthopaedic Surgery - Robbing Peter To Pay Paul?

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    C. Boardman, M. Richards, P. Russo, A. Bull

    
• • ·P5.04 Rate of Acquisition of Bacteraemia in a General Intensive Care Unit

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    D. Thompson

    
• • ·P5.05 Financial Costs Associated with the Initial Treatment of a Healthcare Worker who has Seroconverted to Hepatitis B, C or HIV Following a Needlestick Injury

    Page :S31

    D. Adams, T. Elliott

    
• • ·P5.06 Financial Costs Associated with a Contaminated Needlestick Injury

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    D. Adams, T. Elliott

    
• • ·P6.01 A Predictive Model for the Effect of the High-level Disinfectant Ortho-phthalaldehyde Against Biofilm Bacteria

    Page :S32

    J.C.N. Shackelford, M.R.N. Shackelford, G.W. Hanlon, J.-Y. Maillard

    
• • ·P6.02 Sterilization Practices at the University Clinical Centre of Kosova - Time for Action

    Page :S32

    L. Raka, G.J. Mulliqi, A. Vishaj, P. Sejdiu, P. Buzhala, I. Dedushaj, T. Gjergji, S. Shabani, S. Murati, L. Beqiri, S. Pireva

    
• • ·P6.03 Prion Decontamination: Effective Cleaning and Inactivation Methods

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    G. Fichet, E. Comoy, J.P. Deslys, G. McDonnell, K. Antloga

    
• • ·P6.04 Low-Temperature Sterilization Technologies - Experimental Results Over 10 Years of Testing

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    M. Borneff-Lipp, M. Dürr, A. Kaetzke

    
• • ·P6.05 Effect of Various Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures on Standardized Biofilms Formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Page :S33

    P. Heeg, J. Wang, K. Roth, X. Nie, J. Gauer, C. Schuler, S. Rudloff, A. Peschel

    
• • ·P6.06 The Efficacy of Disinfectants against Staphylococcus aureus ITU Isolates including Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus

    Page :S33

    G.J. Williams, S.P. Denyer, I.K. Hosein, D.E. Jenkins, J.-Y. Maillard

    
• • ·P6.07 Transmission of Salmonella Enteritidis Following Inadequate Endoscope Decontamination

    Page :S33

    A. Smith, A. Caven, M. Anderson, J. Stewart, K. Hamilton, E. Curran, G. Edwards

    
• • ·P6.08 Analytical Methods to Demonstrate Endoscope Cleaning Efficacy

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    H. Chan-Myers, T. Yu, C. Roberts

    
• • ·P6.09 Evaluation of the Sharpsblaster Desktop Medical Waste Sterilization System

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    J. Leeming

    
• • ·P6.10 Laboratory Studies to Demonstrate Endoscope Cleaning by an Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

    Page :S34

    H. Chan-Myers, G. Chang, C. Roberts

    
• • ·P6.11 A Multicentre Questionnaire Study on Hospital Disinfection in Bulgaria, August-September 2005

    Page :S35

    V. Voynova, N. Gatcheva, S. Jordanova, V. Ilieva, K. Toncheva

    
• • ·P6.12 Model for Testing Biocides against the Duck Hepatitis B Virus as Surrogate for the Human Hepatitis B Virus

    Page :S35

    A. Sauerbrei, M. Schacke, P. Wutzler

    
• • ·P6.13 Upgrading the Automatic Endoscope Reprocessing (AER) Facilities in NHS Argyll a Clyde, Scotland, to Ensure Patient Safety and Best Practice

    Page :S35

    J. Murray, A. Morgan, L. Goodwin, L. McKee, T. Walsh

    
• • ·P6.14 Bactericidal Activity of Novel Monobiguanide Antiseptic, OPB-2045G, Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Page :S36

    Y. Inoue, H. Yaguchi, K. Iwata

    
• • ·P6.15 How Effective Is Endoscope Disinfection?

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    A. Buss, M. Been, R. Borgers, I. Stokroos, H. van der Mei, W. Melchers, A. Limburg, J. Degener

    
• • ·P6.16 Efficacy of Glucoprotamin Containing Disinfectant Against Different Bacterial and Fungal Clinical Isolates

    Page :S36

    S. Tyski, M. Staniszewska, B. Jakimiak, P. Leszczynski, W. Grzybowska, M. Luczak

    
• • ·P6.17 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Sterilisation Process Using Biological Indicators

    Page :S36

    N. Martisiene

    
• • ·P6.18 Activity of Thiosemicarbazone and Carboxamidrazone Compounds and Essential Oils Against Microorganisms Associated with Intravascular Device Related Infections

    Page :S37

    T.J. Karpanen, T. Worthington, D. Rathbone, P.A. Lambert

    
• • ·P6.19 In vivo Bactericidal Activity of a Novel Monobiguanide Antiseptic, OPB-2045G, against VRE and MRSA

    Page :S37

    K. Iwata, Y. Inoue, H. Yaguchi

    
• • ·P6.20 In vivo Bactericidal Activity of Novel Monobiguanide Antiseptic, OPB-2045G, against Hydrophilic Gram-negative Bacteria

    Page :S37

    H. Yaguchi, Y. Inoue, K. Iwata, K. Ohguro

    
• • ·P6.21 Evaluation of Sterinis® in Eliminating MRSA from the Hospital Environment and a Private Home

    Page :S38

    K. Kristoffersen, M.D. Bartels, T. Slotsbjerg, S.M. Rohde, B. Lundgren, H. Westh

    
• • ·P6.22 Residual ATP Measurind is More Suitable for Evaluatin Cleaning Results of Surgical Instrumnent than Visual Inspection and Residual Protein Test

    Page :S38

    T. Slotsbjerg, G. Antonisen

    
• • ·P6.23 Small Sterilizers and Their Control in Primary Health Care

    Page :S38

    J. Ojajärvi, N. Agthe

    
• • ·P6.24 Microbial Contamination of Endoscopes Washer Disinfectors and Their Susceptibility to High-Level Disinfectants

    Page :S39

    D.J.H. Martin, S.P. Denyer, G. McDonnell, J.-Y. Maillard

    
• • ·P6.25 Biocidal Oxidation of Macromolecules

    Page :S39

    F. Michelle, S. Denyer, G. McDonald, J.-Y. Maillard

    
• • ·P6.26 GFP-Based Rapid Detection of the Mycobactericidal Efficacy of Disinfectants in the Quantitative Carrier Test prEN 14563

    Page :S39

    K. Steinhauer, N. Harbs, M. Niederweis, P. Goroncy-Bermes

    
• • ·P7.01 Health Care Assistant (HCA)’s Compliance to the SARS and AIF Preventive Measures

    Page :S39

    Y.C. Yau

    
• • ·P7.02 The ORION Statement: a CONSORT Equivalent for Infection Control Studies - Guidelines for Transparent Reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention Studies of Nosocomial Infection

    Page :S40

    S. Stone, B. Cooper, B. Cookson, C. Kibbler, J. Roberts, G. Duckworth, G. Medley, E. Brown, S. Ebrahim, P. Wiffen, P. Davey

    
• • ·P7.03 The Lack of Education Leads to Nosocomial Infection to Increase

    Page :S40

    S. Burcu Savas, S. Yilmaz

    
• • ·P7.04 Choice of Intravenous Broad Spectrum Antibiotics in a University Hospital in South East of England: Scope for Improvement

    Page :S40

    P.S. Ganguli, J. Tibbie, D. Ghosh

    
• • ·P7.05 Teaching Infection Control: Get Caught in our Web

    Page :S41

    D. Roscoe, E. Bryce, F. Roberts, D. Patrick, M. Naus, B. Henry, D. Cronk, K. McManus

    
• • ·P7.06 Efforts toward Information-Sharing and Dissemination of Hospital Infection Control. Continuation of Seminar by Japan Infection Control Hospital Group

    Page :S41

    M. Kanazawa, N. Fujita, H. Yamanoue, S. Shiiki, T. Shimizu, S. Tatsukuchi, S. Ikeda, R. Yoshizato, H. Kuroda, Y. Shigeno, S. Hatae

    
• • ·P7.07 Post-Needlestick-lnjury Care: Does it Really Work?

    Page :S41

    H. Bijlmer, M.J. Scheerder, D. Engelberts, M. Tillemans, A. Baake

    
• • ·P7.08 The Effectiveness of Education by ICT (Infection Control Team)

    Page :S42

    H. Kunishima, K. Kanemitsu, K. Mitsutake, K. Kaku, Y. Honda, M. Kaku

    
• • ·P7.09 Changing Infection Control in the Course of 10 Years in Japan

    Page :S42

    H. Yamanoue, N. Fujita, S. Shiiki, T. Shimizu, M. Kanazawa, S. Tatsukuchi, S. Ikeda, R. Yoshizato, H. Kuroda, Y. Shigeno, S. Hatae

    
• • ·P7.10 An Assessment of Contamination Risks and Use of Personal Protective Equipments in Medical Procedures such as Nasopharyngeal Aspiration

    Page :S42

    M. Ip, D. Hui, A. Wong, M. Chan, G. Joynt, A. So, J. Sung

    
• • ·P7.11 What do Newly Qualified Doctors Know About MRSA?

    Page :S43

    A. Flynn, S.F. FitzGerald, L.F. Fenelon, F. Fitzpatrick, K. Schaffer

    
• • ·P7.12 The Impact of Hospital Wide Infection Control (1C) Program on Flue Vaccination (FV) Rates Among Healthcare Workers (HCW)

    Page :S43

    A. Lenez, B. Heyneman, H. Jannes, B. Gordts

    
• • ·P8.01 Presence of a Highly-Virulent Clone of Clostridium difficile (CD) Among Canadian Hospitals: Strain Characterization and Correlation with Severe Disease and Death

    Page :S43

    G. Denise, M. Miller, D. Boyd, A. McGeer, A. Simor, J. Hutchinson, G. Taylor, S. Kelly, M. Ofner, L. Valiquette, M. Mulvey

    
• • ·P8.02 Central Catheter as the Potential Source for Candida Parapsilosis Bloodstream Infection

    Page :S44

    M. Oliveira, L. Miranda, A. Sousa, R. Sienra, E. Rodrigues, R. Lobo, S. Gobara, C. Santos, A. Levin

    
• • ·P8.03 Meeting the Enemy Head on: Responding to the Emergence of a Virulent Strain of Clostridium difficile in an Elective Orthopaedic Hospital

    Page :S44

    E. Finerty, P. Shea, S. Goldberg

    
• • ·P8.04 Candidemia: A Retrospective Four Years Study in Our Hospital

    Page :S44

    A. Tsiringa, A. Xanthaki, X. Trelogianni, V. Skandami, P. Fostira, M. Toutouza

    
• • ·P8.05 Outbreak of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Among Immunocompromized Patients in a Region with a Very Low Endemic VRE-Rate in Recent Years

    Page :S45

    K. Weist, C. Brandt, D. Jonas, M. Schmidt-Hieber, H. Rüden, T. Eckmanns

    
• • ·P8.06 Infection Control of Tuberculosis in a Japanese Emergency Hospital Without a Ward for Tuberculosis

    Page :S45

    Y. Shibuya, T. Hatakeyama, A. Yamagata, K. Ekuni, S. Yamaki, R. Mogi, S. Koyama

    
• • ·P8.07 Epidemiological Trends in Micobacterial Isolated in a Tertiary Care Hospital

    Page :S45

    M.J. Unzaga, I. Gerediaga, J.L. Barrios, C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P8.08 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-Negative Multidrug Resistant Pathogens in a Geriatric-Rehabilitation Hospital

    Page :S46

    C. Bischofberger, L. Garcia-Picazo, C. García-Gonzalez, M.D. Martin-Rodrigo, B. Fernandez

    
• • ·P8.09 Methicillin Resistant Verses Methicillin Sensitive Adult Haematogenous Septic Arthritis

    Page :S46

    S.S. Al-Nammari, Y. Suh, P. Malone, A.J. Reid, R.A. Venkatesh

    
• • ·P8.10 Adult Haematogenous Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Spondylodiscitis

    Page :S46

    S.S. Al-Nammari, Y. Suh, A.J. Reid, K. Lam, J.D. Lucas

    
• • ·P9.01 Susceptibility of Germinating Clostridium difficile Spores to 70% Ethanol

    Page :S47

    L.J. Wheeldon, T. Worthington, A.C. Hilton, P.A. Lambert, T.S.J. Elliott

    
• • ·P9.02 Decontamination of Hospital Linens Through the Wash Cycle: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Bacterial Load

    Page :S47

    S. De Lorenzi, G. Salvatorelli

    
• • ·P9.03 The Effect of Construction Work on Clostridium difficile Following Short-Term Reallocation of Hospital Cleaning Teams

    Page :S47

    M. Kiernan, J.A. Bowley, C. Jukka

    
• • ·P9.04 Performance of a New 14-Day Water Filter During Daily Use in Clinical Routine at Two University Medical Center

    Page :S47

    S. Harpel, S. Engelhart, T. Eikmann, M. Exner, C. Herr

    
• • ·P9.05 The Assesment of External and Internal Environmental Factors in Selected Hospitals

    Page :S48

    S. Micheal

    
• • ·P9.06 Relation Between Hospital Design and Hospital Infection

    Page :S48

    S. Micheal

    
• • ·P9.07 Practical Solution for Assure Hospital Laundry Process Success in Removing Fungal, Bacterial & Viral Infections

    Page :S48

    S. Micheal

    
• • ·P9.08 The Quantitative Detection of Mycobacterial Contaminations in Endoscope Reprocessors

    Page :S48

    Y. Hirai, R. Sugawara, T. Sasahara, S. Hayashi, H. Shimomura, A. Yoshimura, E. Takaoka, H. Gomi, Y. Morisawa

    
• • ·P9.09 Air Sampling for Bacterial and Fungal Cultures in Operating Rooms

    Page :S49

    C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, C. Busto, I. Atutxa, E. Gómez, M.J. Unzaga, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P9.10 Legionella Control in a Hospital Water Supply System: Missing Sieves in Thermostatic Mixers Causing a Persisting Problem

    Page :S49

    G. Moen, M. Van Rijen, J. Kluytmans, P. Van Keulen

    
• • ·P9.11 A Method to Visualize Exhaled Aerosols Produced During the Use of Oxygen Masks Using Optical Flow

    Page :S49

    M. Ip, J. Tang, D. Hui, A. Wong, M. Chan, G. Joynt, A. So, S. Hall, P. Chan, J. Sung

    
• • ·P9.12 Surveillance of Legionella Waterline Colonization in a Hospital of Rome, Italy

    Page :S50

    D. D’Alessandro, M. Fabiani, L. Tummolo, F. Cerquetani

    
• • ·P9.13 Environmental Decontamination with Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP®)

    Page :S50

    G. McDonnell, J. Harper, M. Nicholson

    
• • ·P9.14 Decontamination Efficacy of a Non-Alcoholic Hand Gel Containing a Novel Copper-Based Biocide

    Page :S50

    V. Gant, M. Rollins, J. Holton, A. Hall, S. Hickok

    
• • ·P9.15 Effective Decontamination of Healthcare Uniforms Using Low Temperature Washes and a Novel Copper-Based Biocide

    Page :S51

    J. Holton, M. Wren, M. Rollins, A. Hall, S. Hickok

    
• • ·P10.01 Towards Microbiologically Cleaner Hospitals with Ultramicrofibre: Change the Cleaning Culture, and Minimise the Risk

    Page :S51

    V. Gant, M. Rollins

    
• • ·P10.02 Quantifying Limitations of Direct Observation as a Means of Assessing Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers

    Page :S51

    C. Fuller, J. MacAteer, R. Slade, A. Charlett, B. Cookson, B. Cooper, G. Duckworth, A. Hayward, A. Jeanes, S. Michie, J. Roberts, L. Teare, S. Stone

    
• • ·P10.03 National Observational Study of the Effectiveness of the Cleanyourhands Campaign (NOSEC): Results of the First Questionnaire

    Page :S51

    C. Fuller, R. Slade, A. Charlett, B. Cookson, B. Cooper, G. Duckworth, A. Hayward, A. Jeanes, S. Michie, J. Roberts, L. Teare, S. Stone

    
• • ·P10.04 Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Consumption and Incidence Rates of Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Units (ICU) in Lyon (France), 2001-2005

    Page :S52

    D. Treny-Juhen, T. Bénet, C. Chemorin, P. Vanhems

    
• • ·P10.05 Plain Rings and Bacterial Load on the Hands of Health Care Workers

    Page :S52

    M. Fagernes, E. Lingaas, P. Bjark

    
• • ·P10.06 Is Consumption of Hydro-Alcoholic Handrub Solution (HAHS) a Valid Indicator for Compliance with Hand Hygiene?

    Page :S52

    B. Heyneman, A. Lenez, H. Jannes, H. Sax, D. Pittet, B. Gordts

    
• • ·P10.07 Improving Hand Hygiene in a Tertiary Care University Hospital: a Success Story

    Page :S53

    A. Schuermans, R. Duerinckx, V. Cossey, S. Van Hoof, F. Rademakers

    
• • ·P10.08 Compliance and Determinant Factors of Guidelines About Hand Hygiene

    Page :S53

    J. Sánchez-Payá, N. López-Fresneña, M.D. Galicia-García, C. García-González, M. Fuster-Párez, R.M. Gracia-Rodríguez, A. SanJuan-Quiles, A. González-Torga

    
• • ·P10.09 Development of an Intervention to Increase UK NHS Healthcare Worker Hand-hygiene Behaviour Using Psychological Theory

    Page :S53

    J. McAteer, S. Stone, C. Fuller, S. Michie

    
• • ·P10.10 Room for Improvement: Two Third of Hospital Staff do not use Proper Hand Disinfection Technique

    Page :S54

    H. Kolmos, A. Petersen, P. Hilsberg, H. Holmgren, L. Andersen

    
• • ·P10.11 Efficacy of Three Hand-Rub Antiseptics Against Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Isolates

    Page :S54

    J.Y. Maillard, B. Edwards, I. Hosein

    
• • ·P10.12 Detection of Staphylococcus aureus on the Hands of Health Care Workers

    Page :S54

    E. Lingaas, M. Fagernes, P. Bjark

    
• • ·P10.13 What Gets Up Your Nose?

    Page :S54

    R. Soliman, I. McKay, G. Phillips

    
• • ·P10.14 Improving Hand Hygiene Practices in Paediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Units

    Page :S55

    A.J. Daley, E. McGuigan, S. Scott, S.M. Garland

    
• • ·P10.15 Compliance with Hand Hygiene (HH) in General Medical Practice: How to Educate and Motivate the General Physician (GP)

    Page :S55

    A. Ooghe, J. Ampe, B. Heyneman, A. Lenez, B. Gordts

    
• • ·P10.16 The Safety Climate, Hand Hygiene Report, and Isolation Precaution Knowledge, Among Nurses in Surgical Wards

    Page :S55

    I. Livshiz Riven, M. Bruttin, R. Nativ, S. Eskira, D. Corem, N. Horoviz, P. Schlaeffer

    
• • ·P10.17 Increased Use of Hand Disinfection Reduces Infection Rates only in High Prevalence Wards

    Page :S56

    T. Herud, R.M. Nilsen, J. Aksnes, K. Svendheim, S. Harthug

    
• • ·P10.18 How Much Can Hand Disinfection Be Effective? Effective Factors in the Procedure

    Page :S56

    G. Ersoz, Z. Kaya, S. Karacorlu, A. Meric, A. Kaya, A. Kanik

    
• • ·P10.19 Increasing and Sustaining Hand Hygiene Using Evidence-Based Patient Empowerment: a Multicenter Collaborative

    Page :S56

    M. McGuckin, R. Waterman, A. Shubin

    
• • ·P11.01 Use of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in a Brazilian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

    Page :S56

    R. Richtmann, G. Arriero, R. Pirollo, C. Draque, E. Vaciloto, E. Kusano, P. Sampaio

    
• • ·P11.02 The Program for Surveillance of Hospital Infections of the Sao Paulo State, Brazil

    Page :S57

    M.C. Padoveze, M.P. Freire, D.B. Assis, S.A. Ferreira, C.M.C.B. Fortaleza

    
• • ·P11.03 H5 N1 Experience Why Vietnam Won’t Get Caught Short Again

    Page :S57

    J. Steward

    
• • ·P11.04 Hepatitis B Vaccination in People at Risk at Umtata General Hospital (U.G.H.) South Africa

    Page :S57

    Z.N. Jafta, N. Saez Pozas, D. Mwesigwa-Kayaongo, S.D. Vasaikar

    
• • ·P11.05 Reporting Rate of Occupational Injuries and Exposure to Blood Borne Infections among Jordanian Healthcare Workers: a Descriptive Study

    Page :S58

    Z. Hassan

    
• • ·P11.06 Impact of Infection Control Program on the Prevalence of Nosocomially Urinary Tract Infection in an Egyptian University Affiliated Hospital

    Page :S58

    N. Omar, M. Ali, I.C. Team

    
• • ·P11.07 Intravascular Catheter Related Infections in Neonatal Care Unit at Mansoura University Children’s Hospital

    Page :S58

    N. Omar, S. El Sallab, T. El Shahat, M. Shokeir

    
• • ·P11.08 Etiology, Resistance and Risk Factors Associated with Outcome Among 1,121 Bloodstream Infection in Intensive Care Units

    Page :S58

    E. Girão, A. Levin, M. Basso, S. Gobara, L. Brasileiro, M. Ayara, E. Medeiros, A. Barone, S. Costa

    
• • ·P11.10 Developing the First Steps for Infection Control in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Luanda, Angola

    Page :S59

    D.E. Aoshima, T. Watari, S. Ishikawa, Y. Isoda, K. Antonio, J. Luacute

    
• • ·P11.11 Hospital Pathogen Eradication Using Three Novel Copper-Based Biocides

    Page :S59

    V. Gant, J. Holton

    
• • ·P12.01 Containment of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in a Pain Clinic (PC) in a Large Teaching Hospital

    Page :S59

    A. Lenez, B. Heyneman, H. Jannes, B. Gordts

    
• • ·P12.02 Successful Use of Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing and Reduce Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI): a Controlled Interrupted Times Series (ITS)

    Page :S60

    S. Stone

    
• • ·P12.03 Hospital Infection Control and Public Health Issues Following a Laboratory Confirmed Case of Measles Infection - A Reminder

    Page :S60

    V. Sivaprakasam, S.O. Cameron, W.F. Carman, E. Curran

    
• • ·P12.04 Contamination of Multidose Bottles of Sterile Saline During Repeated Aspiration Through an IV Dispensing Spike

    Page :S60

    E. Lingaas, M. Svendberg, J. Henriksen

    
• • ·P12.05 International Comparison of Patient Care Quality Parameters and Central Venous Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates

    Page :S61

    S. Hansen, F. Schwab, M. Behnke, H. Carsauw, P. Heczko, O. Lyytikäinen, A. Savey, P. Gastmeier

    
• • ·P12.06 Consumption Decrease of Carbapenems in a Teaching Hospital After Guidelines Introduction and Formulary Restrictions; Results from the First Year of Survey

    Page :S61

    P. Scarpellini, R. Novati, M. Moro, A. Lazzarin, C. Curti, M. Mazzotti

    
• • ·P12.07 A Year on - National Resource for Infection Control

    Page :S61

    S. Wiseman, S. D’Souza, P. Kostkova, G. Madle

    
• • ·P12.08 Developing Model Infection Control Policies for Scotland

    Page :S62

    C. Kilpatrick, B. Cullen, M. Henry

    
• • ·P12.09 Use of Devices for Urinary Drainage in Hospitals and Nursing Homes in Denmark, 1982-2006

    Page :S62

    C.S. Jensen, E.T. Jensen

    
• • ·P12.10 Prevalence of Infections and ESBL Producine Bacteria Circulation in Italian LTCF

    Page :S62

    S. Brusaferro, L. Regattin, D. Turello, A. Grigis, A. Goglio

    
• • ·P12.11 Policy Into Practice: an Internet Based Infection Control Manual for All

    Page :S62

    G. Scott, M. Shemko

    
• • ·P12.12 Epidemiology and Prophylaxis of Septic Infectious Complications Among the Surgical Departments of Resuscitation and Intensive Care

    Page :S63

    V. Akimkin, N. Karpun, G. Klimova, V. Kluzhev, Y. Tikhonov, O. Lukyantets, A. Zhuravlev, S. Korotchenko

    
• • ·P12.13 The Management of Healthcare Associated Infections Prevention in an Italian Region: Seven Years Activity Results

    Page :S63

    S. Romagnoli, P.A. Argentero, C.M. Zotti, A. Castella, G. Marchiaro, V. Demicheli

    
• • ·P12.14 Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Impregnated Ventricular Catheters

    Page :S63

    A.J. Mills, A. Waheed, R. Bayston, S.M. Howdle

    
• • ·P12.15 Caesarean Delivery and Nosocomial Infections: a Cohort Study on Italian Women

    Page :S64

    C.M. Zotti, L. Charrier, P. Serafini, A. Ribatti, G. Rabacchi

    
• • ·P12.16 Prevalence and Determinants of MRSA Carriage in Belgian Nursing Homes

    Page :S64

    B. Jans, C. Suetens, O. Denis, M.J. Struelens

    
• • ·P12.17 A Randomised, Prospective Clinical Evaluation of the Microbial Contamination of a Needleless Connector

    Page :S64

    A. Casey, S. Burnell, H. Whinn, T. Worthington, M. Faroqui, T. Elliott

    
• • ·P12.18 Compliance to a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Decolonization Policy Based on the Registration of Mupirocin

    Page :S65

    L. Wyers, L. Willems, A. Schuermans

    
• • ·P12.19 Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Carriage and Infection in Patients Admitted at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

    Page :S65

    B. Pelaez, V. Ramirez, M. Fuentes, R. Andrade, A. Mariano, G. Mato, J. Fereres

    
• • ·P12.20 Epidemiology of Infections of Surgical Wound Associated to Hysterectomy

    Page :S65

    M. Resales, T. Jimenez, G. Parrond, M.L. Cal, M. Garcia

    
• • ·P12.21 How Dirty Are Patients’ Shirts in a Dermatology Clinic?

    Page :S65

    C. Artinger, J. Mohammad, A. Bilén, U. Ransjo

    
• • ·P12.22 Antibiotic Dosage, Creatinine Clearance and Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhoea in Older Medical Patients

    Page :S66

    S. Guptha, S. Subramonian, A. Gupta, T. Tabassum

    
• • ·P12.23 Transmission of Escherichia Coli Determined by two Genomic Fingerprinting Methods

    Page :S66

    P. van den Broek, T. van der Reijden, B. van Strijen, L. Dijkshoorn

    
• • ·P12.24 Evaluation of a Patient-Held Record for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

    Page :S66

    L. Ritchie, D. Hamilton

    
• • ·P12.25 Water from Dental Units as a Potential Source of Infection in Patients and a Dental Team - Bacteriological Assessment

    Page :S67

    J. Szymanska, J. Sitkowska

    
• • ·P12.26 Infection Control Nurses’ Role Extension - Enhancing Prescriptive Practices on ‘Big-Gun’ Antibiotics

    Page :S67

    Y.F.S. Kwan

    
• • ·P12.27 Endotracheal Tube Policy and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Maxillary Sinusitis, a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trial

    Page :S67

    B.S. Niel-Weise, P.J. Van den Broek

    
• • ·P12.28 Evaluation of Guidelines to Prevent Transmission of MRSA in Long-term Care Facilities

    Page :S67

    C. Ahren, A. Lindqvist, U. Ransjo

    
• • ·P12.29 MRSA Colonisation Patterns and Decolonisation Strategies

    Page :S68

    H. Haefner, M. Hamm, F. Huenger, C.H. Bauer, S. Koch, S.W. Lemmen

    
• • ·P12.30 Improving Compliance with Influenza Vaccination in a South East Asian Setting

    Page :S68

    M.L. Ling, Y.Y. Wong, K.Y. Tan, R. Karlin, P.C. Low, L.C. Lee

    
• • ·P12.31 Influence of Air Cooling Units on Air Quality

    Page :S68

    W. Popp, D. Hansen, M. Hilgehöner, D. Benner

    
• • ·P12.32 Success of Eradication of MRSA Carriage During Clinical Everyday Working Conditions

    Page :S68

    W. Popp, D. Hansen, P. Patzke, U. Werfel, D. Benner, A. Brauksiepe

    
• • ·P12.33 Introduction of Antimicrobial & Infection Control Ward Rounds to Promote Optimal Antimicrobial Usage and Infection Control

    Page :S69

    K. Banfield, K. Kerr, K. Jones, A. Wardman, N. Weightman

    
• • ·P12.34 MRSA is Increasing in Oslo, Norway - Caused by Changes in Infection Control Policy?

    Page :S69

    B.M. Andersen, M. Rasch, G. Syversen, T. Steen

    
• • ·P12.36 Comparison of Prevalence of MRSA Colonization and Infection Control Standard Between Privately and Government Subvention Organizations Run Long Term Care Facilities in Hong Kong

    Page :S69

    W.H.R. Yung, S.M. Chow, H.L. Tsang, M.K.R. Lam, M.Y.T. So, Y.S.L. Wong, P.L. Ho, M.K. Tham, W.M. Chan

    
• • ·P12.37 Rational Antibiotic Use After an Antibiotic Restriction Policy

    Page :S70

    O. Tunger, Y. Karakaya, C.B. Cetin, G. Dine, H. Borand

    
• • ·P12.38 Surgical Site Infections after Cardiac Surgery in Oslo, Norway

    Page :S70

    T. Tollefsen, B.M. Andersen, Ø.A. Vengen

    
• • ·P12.39 Point Prevalence Studies during 10 Years; Study of Nosocomial Infections in a Tertiary University Hospital in Norway

    Page :S70

    B.M. Andersen, M. Rasch, T. Tollefsen, J. Kvist, L. Bentsen

    
• • ·P12.40 Impact of an Infection Control Program (ICP) on the Rate of Nosocomial Infections (Nl) in a Tertiary Care Center

    Page :S71

    B. Tanner, I. Heinzer, V. La Rocca, T. Bregenzer, C. Ebnother

    
• • ·P12.41 Effect of Wash Water Temperature on Decontamination of Soiled Cotton Clothing

    Page :S71

    E. Lingaas

    
• • ·P12.42 Infection Control Measurements During H5N1 Epidemic in East of Turkey

    Page :S71

    A. Deveci, H.A. Sahin, T. Edirne

    
• • ·P12.43 Impact in Nosocomial Rates in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit After Video-Monitoring

    Page :S71

    H. Ihle Garcia Giamberardino, P. Andrade, A.P. Oliveira Pacheco, Fabio A Motta

    
• • ·P12.44 Analysis of Antibiotic Consumption in Tertiary Care Hospital Over Four Years

    Page :S72

    J. Komarnicka, M. Labon, H. Kuzniar, A. Samet

    
• • ·P12.45 Changing Etiology of Bloodstream Infection in an Intensive Care Unit: a Six Years Experience

    Page :S72

    G.B. Orsi, C. Franchi, G. D’Ettorre, V. Mondillo, P. Martino, V. Vullo, M. Rocco, M. Venditti

    
• • ·P12.46 Implementation of a Guideline for the Prevention of Spread of Highly Resistant Micro-Organisms in a Dutch Hospital

    Page :S72

    Y. Hendriks, J. Kluytmans

    
• • ·P12.47 Potential Number of Lives Saved by an MRSA Control Policy

    Page :S72

    M. Van Rijen, I. Willemsen, A. Heijneman, J. Kluytmans

    
• • ·P12.48 Aosta Regional Hospital: Influenza Vaccination in Health-Care Personnel (HCP)

    Page :S73

    R. Novati, M. Mastaglia, G. Truffa, R. Sacco, C. Ponzetti

    
• • ·P12.49 Prevalence Surveys to Determine the Prevalence and Appropriateness of Urethral Catheterization (UC)

    Page :S73

    A.B. Moen, A. Barichovicht, T. Boetzkes, P.J. Posthumus, J.A.J.W. Kluytmans

    
• • ·P13.01 Withdrawn

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• • ·P14.01 A Review of Control Measures in Containing a Large Outbreak of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a Non-endemic Setting

    Page :S73

    Y.L. Koh, A. Kurup, H. Tohid, L. Lee, Y. Wong, K. Tan, W. Lee, M. Ling

    
• • ·P14.02 Eradication of an MRSA-Epidemic in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

    Page :S74

    B. Heyneman, A. Lenez, H. Jannes, B. Gordts

    
• • ·P14.03 Ralstonia Pickettii Septicemia in Pediatric Oncology Patients Associated with the Use of Contaminated Heparin-Saline-Solution

    Page :S74

    K. Weist, H. Stolze, D. Sohr, L. Wickmann, A.K. Liebeskind, H. Rüden, I. Zuschneid

    
• • ·P14.04 An Outbreak of Multidrug-Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii (MRAB-C) on Two Intensive Care Units

    Page :S74

    D. Enoch, M. Gillham, C. Birkett, R. Thaxter, N. Brown, O. Sule

    
• • ·P14.05 Comparison of Epidemiological Typing Techniques to Characterise S. aureus Isolates from Surgical Site Infections Following Median Sternotomy

    Page :S75

    A. Casey, T. Worthington, J. Caddick, A. Hilton, P. Lambert, R. Bonser, T. Elliott

    
• • ·P14.06 Of Mites and Men: About Two Examples of Large Scale Treatments Induced by Unsuspected Cases of Crusted Scabies

    Page :S75

    C. Hernandez, J. Foegle, E.P. Meyer, T. Lavigne, M.L. Goetz

    
• • ·P14.07 Outbreak of Multi-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Intensive Care Department Controlled Only by Reinforced Infection Control Measures

    Page :S75

    C. Laurent, H. Rodriguez, F. Rost, H. Strale, J.L. Vincent, A. Deplano, M. Struelens, B. Byl

    
• • ·P14.08 Reducing the Incidence of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD) by Improving Environmental Cleaning and Hand Hygiene

    Page :S75

    O. Sule, L. Fitzgibbons, C. Trundle, R. Tilley, R. Smith, N. Brown

    
• • ·P14.09 An Outbreak Due to VanB Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium with an Atypical Character of Vancomycin Susceptibility

    Page :S76

    M. Ikeda, S. Hori, T. Oguri, S. Misawa, M. Nevill, Y. Sumomozawa, M. Aminaka, K. Morishima, H. Kobayashi, F. Enomoto, A. Yanai, K. Hiramatsu

    
• • ·P14.10 Influenza Hospital Outbreak Study

    Page :S76

    S. Manga

    
• • ·P14.11 Infection Control for Norovirus Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Acute Open-Designed Paediatric Ward

    Page :S76

    T.F. Leung, F.W.T. Cheng, R.W.M. Lai, P.K.S. Chan, R.F.Y. Chan, C.K. Li, P.C. Ng

    
• • ·P14.12 Persistent MRSA Carriers in Healthcare Workers: Strategies for the Future

    Page :S77

    P. De Waegemaeker, J. De Schuijmer, M. Vanneste, G. Verschraegen

    
• • ·P14.14 An Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Producing the Carbapenemase OXA-23 in an ICU, Chengdu, China

    Page :S77

    Z. Zong, X. Lv, X. Wang, J. Ding, Y. Gao, R. Yu

    
• • ·P14.15 “CA-MRSA Like” Outbreak on a Maternity Ward due to an Infected Midwife

    Page :S77

    P. Bruynseels, M. Mul, E. Van Gastel, E. Roovers, B. Peelers, A. Mertens

    
• • ·P14.16 Large Outbreak with Sphingomonas Paucimobilis Due to the Ventilation System at a Traumatologic Intensiv Care Unit in Austria

    Page :S78

    M. Hell, E. Funtan, M. Bender, C. Luger, H. Mittermayer

    
• • ·P14.17 Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome Outbreak Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Care Unit

    Page :S78

    T. Sasahara, A. Yoshimura, E. Takaoka, E. Amagai, H. Gomi, N. Takahashi, Y. Morisawa, Y. Hirai

    
• • ·P14.18 An Outbreak of ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteraemia Linked to Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography

    Page :S78

    R. Cooke, J. Hughes, P. Kaufmann

    
• • ·P14.19 Nosocomial Transmission of Influenza During Seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 at Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France

    Page :S78

    P. Vanhems, F. Najioullah, B. Barret, C. Régis, C. Gorain, S. Cronenberger, M.N. Crozet, L. Pollissard, P. Debeaudrap, B. Comte, D. Floret, B. Una

    
• • ·P14.20 MRSA in Neontology: Investigations and Reflections

    Page :S79

    M. Vanneste, J. De Schuijmer, P. De Waegemaecker, H. Segers, G. Verschraegen

    
• • ·P15.01 Air Microbiological Control in Operating Theatres (OT): Proposal of Standards

    Page :S79

    B. Peláez, R. Andrade, L. Barreales, J. Fereres

    
• • ·P15.02 Ultraclean air (UCA) in Orthopaedic Surgery; Elective Vs Trauma Operations

    Page :S79

    S. Morgan, R. Goyle, D. Jenna, N. Yagodzinski, A. Gambhir

    
• • ·P15.03 Effectiveness of UV Radiation for Reducing Aspergillus Niger Contamination in Air-Conditioning Systems. Preliminary Results

    Page :S80

    F. Salata, M. Fabiani, D. D’Alessandro, M. Cappelli D’Orazio

    
• • ·P15.04 Ventilation of Operating Theatres Requires a Performance

    Page :S80

    M. Loomans, W. van Houdt, A. Lemaire, J. Hensen

    
• • ·P15.05 Reducing Incidence of SSI Using Quality Improvement Method

    Page :S80

    T.M. Ng, S. Ang, P.S. Wong, P.A. Tambyah, V. Loh, I. Maideen, S. Navamani

    
• • ·P15.06 IMA Method as a Means of Process Control to Support Decisions Leading to Lower Costs of Operating Rooms without Loss in Safety

    Page :S81

    O. Pitzurra, C. Pasquarella, T. Herren, P. Glaus

    
• • ·P15.07 Laminar Air Flow (LAP) Ventilation in Operating Room: the Need for a Control System to Ensure the Usefulness of its Installation

    Page :S81

    C. Pasquarella, G.E. Sansebastiano, R. Albertini, E. Saccani, M. Fanti, P. Dall’Aglio, P. Vitali, P. Marenghi, C. Signorelli

    
• • ·P16.01 Event Related Sterility - a Study to Ensure Sterile Pack Integrity in Orthopaedic Instrument Trays

    Page :S81

    L. Ashurst, S. Osen H, T. Dahl, N. Tejero, M. Rimando

    
• • ·P17.01 Mandatory Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in Flanders: Do Data Indicate Underreporting?

    Page :S82

    H. Carsauw, C. Suetens

    
• • ·P17.02 Surveillance of MRSA over 3 Years shows a Significant Reduction of the Nosocomial MRSA Incidence Density -Analysis of 26 German MRSA-KISS Hospitals

    Page :S82

    I.F. Chaberny, D. Sohr, H. Rüden, P. Gastmeier

    
• • ·P17.03 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia: an analysis of 35 episodes

    Page :S82

    O. Tunger, S. Vural, C.B. Cetin, G. Keles, H. Borand, H. Gazi

    
• • ·P17.04 Antibacterial Resistance in Microbiologically Confirmed Nosocomial Bacteremia Related Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in a Tertiary Care Educational Hospital in Turkey

    Page :S82

    H. Pullukcu, O.R. Sipahi, M. Tasbakan, A. Turhan, B. Arda, T. Yamazhan, A. Tunger, S. Ulusoy

    
• • ·P17.05 Microbial Aetiology of Nosocomial Septicaemia in a Tertiary Danish NICU

    Page :S83

    E.T. Jensen, A.L. Olsen, L.P. Andersen

    
• • ·P17.06 Risk Factors for MRSA Infection Among in-Patients Colonized with MRSA

    Page :S83

    S. FitzGerald, C. Me Veigh, L.E. Fenelon

    
• • ·P17.07 Web-Based Surveillance of Community-Acquired MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) Bacteraemia in London

    Page :S84

    L. Bishop, S. Mumtaz, B. Patel, G. Fraser

    
• • ·P17.08 Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Surveillance in France: National Data Analysis from 1999 to 2004

    Page :S84

    M. Olivier, B. Grandbastien, F. L’Hériteau, J.L. Jost, J.C. Séguier, H. Tronel, H. Sénéchal, C. Bernet, P. Parneix, B. Coignard, P. Astagneau

    
• • ·P17.09 Nosocomial Infections (Nl) in ICU of a University Hospital in Turkey

    Page :S84

    M. Dizbay, A. Altunçekiç, D. Özcan Kanat, B. Ergüt, S. Baş, F. Özer, D. Arman

    
• • ·P17.10 Setting up Post Discharge Surveillance (PDS) in Orthopaedics

    Page :S85

    G. Phillips, J. Donachie, L. Johnston, B. Clift, M. Mitchell

    
• • ·P17.11 Identifying Outliers in Hospital-Wide Laboratory-Based Surveillance of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections (BSI)

    Page :S85

    N. Agthe, K. Terho, O. Lyytikäinen

    
• • ·P17.12 Nosocomial Infections in Surgery Patients: Results of Incidence Study in the Teaching Hospital in Novi Sad, Province of Vojvodina, Serbia

    Page :S85

    G. Cosic, D. Medic, H. Dreher Doroski, A. Milicic

    
• • ·P17.13 Bacterial strains cultured from cerebrospinal fluid specimens of hospitalised patients

    Page :S85

    M. Wroblewska, H. Marchel, A. Milner, M. Luczak

    
• • ·P17.14 A Prevalence Survey of Healthcare Associated Infections 2004/5

    Page :S86

    R. Slowther

    
• • ·P17.15 A Prevalence Survey of Community Acquired Infections (CAI) in Acute Hospitals in Wales in 2006

    Page :S86

    D. Williams, M. Morgan, V. McClure

    
• • ·P17.16 One year Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience using Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS)

    Page :S86

    K. Everingham, T. Barber, D. Swann, I. Laurenson

    
• • ·P17.17 Outcome of Sepsis in Japanese Intensive Care Units: the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System

    Page :S87

    M. Suka, K. Yoshida, J. Takezawa

    
• • ·P17.18 Severe Consequences of Nosocomial Infections in Nursing Homes. A Study from Six Norwegian Nursing Homes

    Page :S87

    A.M. Koch, P. Elstrom, H.M. Eriksen, P. Aavitsland, S. Harthug

    
• • ·P17.19 An Organizational Culture Change Led by Nurses in the Field of Surgical Site Infections

    Page :S87

    O. Eluk, H. Admi, G. Hayms, G. Rabino, N. Unger, M. Kranzler, N. Elkalai, L. Hen, T. Mashiah

    
• • ·P17.20 Use of a Joint Replacement Unit within an Acute Ward Setting to Reduce Orthopaedic Infection Following Knee Replacement Surgery

    Page :S88

    R. Cooke, T. Thompson, S. Montgomery

    
• • ·P17.21 A Case-Control Study into Mediastinitis Following Cardiac Surgery

    Page :S88

    A. Gossink, S. van den Hof, A.T. Bernards, M.I.M. Versteegh, P.J. van den Broek

    
• • ·P17.22 Surveillance of M Tuberculosis by Means of a Computer Based System

    Page :S88

    C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, E. Gómez, C. Busto, I. Atutxa, M.J. Unzaga, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.23 A Real Time Computer Based Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System

    Page :S88

    J.A. Alava, C. Ezpeleta, I. Atutxa, C. Busto, E. Gómez, M.J. Unzaga, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.24 Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Page :S89

    P. Kamchatmov

    
• • ·P17.25 Surveillance of Methicillin Resistant S. aureus 2003-2006

    Page :S89

    C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, E. Gómez, C. Busto, I. Atutxa, M.J. Unzaga, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.26 Catheter Related Bacteremia: a Prospective Survey of 730 Cases

    Page :S89

    C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, C. Busto, I. Atutxa, M.J. Unzaga, E. Gómez, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.27 Rapid MRSA Screening Using Acolyte Baclite®Flex

    Page :S90

    E. Doyle

    
• • ·P17.28 Impact of External Evaluation in Reducing the Risk of HCAI in England by Raising the Profile and Focussing Intervention: the Latest Facts

    Page :S90

    K. Taylor, A. Pearson

    
• • ·P17.29 Risk Factors for Rectal Colonization of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in Shiraz, Iran

    Page :S90

    M. Askarian, R. Afkhamzadeh, A. Monabbati, F. Daxboeck, O. Assadian

    
• • ·P17.30 Value of a Mandatory Infection Reduction Programme

    Page :S90

    A. Lewis, D. Davies

    
• • ·P17.31 Using Infection Control (IC) Link Practitioners to audit IC standards in the Independent Healthcare sector and provide robust evidence of practice

    Page :S91

    S. Millward

    
• • ·P17.32 An active, Continuously Evolving Infection Control Programme, Can Reduce Rates of Nosocomial MRSA by Targeted Sustained Actions

    Page :S91

    A. Higgins

    
• • ·P17.33 Changes in Healthcare Associated Infection Rates in French Maternity Units from 1997 to 2003

    Page :S91

    A. Vincent-Boulétreau, L. Ayzac, R. Girard, E. Caillat-Vallet, C. Chapuis, A.M. Dumas, C. Gignoux, C. Haond, C. Launay, F. Tissot-Guerraz, J. Fabry

    
• • ·P17.34 Results from the Scottish National Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Programme (SSHAIP)

    Page :S92

    A. Mullings, J. Reilly, A.M. Mullings, R. Hill

    
• • ·P17.35 Reducing Surgical Site Infection in Scotland - Developing a Quality Improvement Programme

    Page :S92

    J. Reilly, J. McCoubrey, C. Kilpatrick, D. Bunyan

    
• • ·P17.36 Assessing Data Quality: Lessons Learned from the Scottish National Healthcare Associated Infection Prevalence Survey 2005-2006

    Page :S92

    S. Stewart, S. Coubrough, J. Reilly, G. Allardice

    
• • ·P17.37 Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infection by ESBL E. Coli in Basurto Hospital (September 2003-June 2006)

    Page :S93

    R. Blanco, C. Aspichueta, J. Sanchez, M.J. Aguirrebeitia, M.R. Antolinez, A. Morla, C. Ezpeleta, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.38 Increased Incidence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infection and Colonisation: Cause for Concern

    Page :S93

    M. Morris-Downes, E.G. Smyth, T. Thomas, T. Doherty, J. Walsh, J. Moore, H. Humphreys

    
• • ·P17.39 Prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities in Norway, October 2005

    Page :S93

    T. Madssen, H. Eriksen, H. Løwer, A. Sæther, B. Iversen

    
• • ·P17.40 Enhanced Surveillance of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in the North West of England

    Page :S93

    J.A. Bowley, M.A. Kiernan

    
• • ·P17.41 Preliminary Results from the National Mandatory MRSA Bacteraemia Enhanced Surveillance Scheme in England: October 2005-March 2006

    Page :S94

    A. Pearson, K. Wagner, A. Charlett, A. Saei, M. Fleming, J. Giltrow, A. Jones, M. Painter

    
• • ·P17.42 Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Inpatients and Outpatients

    Page :S94

    Y. Martin, A. Rezusta, M.J. Revillo, M.J. Hernandez-Navarrete, J.L. Arribas-Llorente

    
• • ·P17.43 Use of Statistical Control Charts to Improve Reporting of Surveillance of MRSA in Scotland

    Page :S94

    R. Hill, G. Allardice, J. Reilly, M. Coyne

    
• • ·P17.44 Laboratory Based Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Edinburgh, 1999-2006

    Page :S95

    H. Venkatesh, P. Kalima

    
• • ·P17.45 Incidence Reduction of Central Venous Catheter Related Infection (CRI) During a 5-Years Surveillance in ICU in Northern France

    Page :S95

    F. L’Hériteau, M. Olivier, S. Maugat, C. Joly, G. Beaucaire, P. Astagneau

    
• • ·P17.46 Development of a Record Keeping Tool for Infection Prevention & Control Nurses (IPCNs)

    Page :S95

    I. Thompson, C. Clarke, C. McGeary, E. Smyth

    
• • ·P17.47 Antibiotic Usage and Hygiene Risk Factors of 17477 Elderly in Long-Term Municipality Care in Va’stra Gbtaland, Sweden - a Point Prevalence Study

    Page :S96

    P. Ulleryd, L. Karlsson, K. Lindroth, S. Elowson, A. Persson, M. Eriksson, A.-C. Midtvedt, M. van Raalte, M. Schewenius

    
• • ·P17.48 The Single-Use Instrument Surveillance Programme (SISP) as a Model System for Safe Introduction of Disposable Instrumentation and New Surgical Procedures

    Page :S96

    V. McClure, A. Tomkinson, M. Temple

    
• • ·P17.49 Predominance of Multidrug Gram Negative Bacteria in an ICU Environmental Surveillance Program

    Page :S96

    A. Koutsoukou, S. Tsiplakou, A. Stylianakis, V. Garavella, S. Sardinian, G. Fildisis

    
• • ·P17.50 Point Prevalence Survey of Nosocomial Infections

    Page :S96

    D. Bogaers-Hofman, J.A.J.W. Kluytmans

    
• • ·P17.51 Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

    Page :S97

    P. Gavin, B. Kufner, S. Paule, W. Mackendrick, A. Robicsek, A. Fisher, L. Peterson, R. Thomson

    
• • ·P17.52 Surgical Site Infection Surveillance in a Cardiothoracic Surgery Ward: a Four Years’ Experience

    Page :S97

    R. Cocconi, R. Lumini, R. Fabro, D. Tignonsini, A. Romano

    
• • ·P17.53 A Retrospective Audit of the Management of Staphylococcal Bacteraemia in a District General Hospital

    Page :S97

    S. Hudson, J. Hamilton, J. Darke

    
• • ·P17.54 A Prospective Study To Evaluate Device-Associated Nosocomial Infection Rates in Intensive Care Units at a University Hospital in Turkey

    Page :S98

    G. Usluer, N. Erben, I. Ozgunes, E.D. Kartal, F. Aksit, E. Ihtiyar, S.N. Alpat

    
• • ·P17.55 Surgical Site Infection Surveillance in Piedmont Region, Italy

    Page :S98

    P.A. ArgenteroS, A. Castella, E. Anselmo, E.C. Farina, S. Romagnoli, A. Djiomo, C.M. Zotti

    
• • ·P17.56 Risk Factors for Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia Coli Bacteraemia: EARSS Enhanced Bacteraemia Surveillance in Ireland, 2004-5

    Page :S99

    A. Oza, S. Murchan, R. Cunney

    
• • ·P17.57 Evolution of Clostridium difficile Incidence Rates in Quebec, Canada: Data from a Provincial Prospective Surveillance

    Page :S99

    R. Gilca, B. Hubert, E. Fortin, C. Frenette, M. Gourdeau, V. Loo, L. Poirier, C. Gaulin, I. Rocher, R. Bois, T. Tannenbaum, M. Dionne

    
• • ·P17.58 Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

    Page :S99

    M.J. Hernández, C. Lapresta, T. Giménez-Júlvez, C. Montaño, J.L. Arribas

    
• • ·P17.59 The VICNISS Smaller Hospital Infection Control Surveillance Program: an Update Report

    Page :S100

    N. Bennett, K. Berry, C. Boardman, A. Bull, S. Burrell, M. Richards, P. Russo

    
• • ·P17.60 Surveillance of Re-Operation for Surgical Site Infection in a French University Hospital

    Page :S100

    L. Gambotti, A. Fischer, C. Labalette, P. Rufat, Ph. Cornu, P. Astagneau

    
• • ·P17.61 Surveillance for Clostridium difficile Associated Diarrhea (CDAD) Within Acute-Care Hospitals in Canada: Results of the 2005 Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program (CNISP) Study Shows Escalating Mortality

    Page :S100

    D. Gravel, M. Miller, M. Mulvey, A. McGeer, A. Simor, J. Hutchinson, D. Boyd, S. Kelly, M. Ofner, L. Valiquette, G. Taylor

    
• • ·P17.62 Point Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Carriage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on Patients Hospitalized on Internal Medicine

    Page :S101

    V. Roval, I. Gross, N. Minster, S. Benenson, M. Cohen, A.E. Moses, C. Block

    
• • ·P17.63 Prevalence Studies (2003-2006) on Indications for Antibiotic Use in Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopaedics

    Page :S101

    D. Vigante, I. Vingre

    
• • ·P17.64 Monitoring the Quality of Infection Control Management on Icus by Transmission Rates

    Page :S101

    A. Kola, F. Schwab, P. Gastmeier

    
• • ·P17.65 Diminishing Nosocomial Infections by Multimodal Hospital Hygiene Project 2001-2003

    Page :S102

    M. Routamaa, T. Kurvinen, K. Terho, R. Peltonen

    
• • ·P17.66 Results of Source-Patient Testing and Occupational Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens from the Canadian Needle Stick Surveillance Network (2000-2004)

    Page :S102

    M. Nguyen, Z. Hong, S. Paton, J. Wu

    
• • ·P17.67 Patients’ Outcome After Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip and Knee Joint Replacements

    Page :S102

    O. Lyytikäinen, K. Huotari, S. Seitsalo

    
• • ·P17.68 The Clinical Spectrum of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Respiratory Tract Infection

    Page :S102

    M.J. Unzaga, I. Gerediaga, J.L. Barrios, B. Amezua, C. Ezpeleta, J.A. Alava, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.69 Clostridium difficile Surveillance in London, England

    Page :S103

    R. Rusek, A. Sabir-Ali, M. Biskup, C. Strydom, J.S. Brazier, B. Patel

    
• • ·P17.70 Post-Discharge Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections in Polish Hospitals

    Page :S103

    P. Heczko, J. Wojkowska-Mach, A. Rozanska, M. Bulanda

    
• • ·P17.71 Epidemiological and Microbiological Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Unit

    Page :S103

    J. Wojkowska-Mach, P. Heczko, D. Romaniszyn, M. Bulanda, E. Jaje, B. Frañczuk

    
• • ·P17.72 Surgical Site Infections Surveillance and Quality Management in Polish Hospitals

    Page :S104

    P. Heczko, J. Wojkowska-Mach, M. Bulanda

    
• • ·P17.73 Analyses of Orthopaedic Data from the Pan Celtic Collaboration

    Page :S104

    G. Allardice, J. Reilly, E. Smyth, G. Mclllveney, T. Howard

    
• • ·P17.74 Contacts from Healthcare Workers and Visitors to Elderly Patients During the Period of Increased Incidence of Influenza Syndrome: a Descriptive Study

    Page :S104

    T. Benet, B. Comte, L. Vaillant, P. Vanhems

    
• • ·P17.75 Audit of Blood Culture Technique

    Page :S105

    N. Khanna, D. Orr, Y. Pang, A. Qamruddin

    
• • ·P17.76 Results and Experiences Gained from the Scottish Surveillance of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance Programme

    Page :S105

    A. Mullings, J. McCoubrey, J. Reilly, S. Cairns

    
• • ·P17.77 Periodic Prevalence Surveys in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the Netherlands

    Page :S105

    A.M. Kaiser, H.H.M. Meester, L.A.M. de Graaf-Miltenburg, A. Troelstra, C.M.J.E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls

    
• • ·P17.78 Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit of a Clinical Center: a Two-Year Review

    Page :S105

    A. Custovic

    
• • ·P17.79 Surveillance of Hospital Acquired Infections in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

    Page :S106

    J.L. Barrios, C. Ezpeleta, M.J. Unzaga, J.A. Alava, E. Gómez, R. Cisterna

    
• • ·P17.80 Use of Antimicrobials in Finnish Acute Care Hospitals - Data from National Prevalence Survey, 2005

    Page :S106

    M. Kanerva, O. Lyytikainen, T. Möttönen, N. Agthe

    
• • ·P17.81 Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infection in an Adult Intensive Care Unit: a Prospective Study

    Page :S106

    M. Halwani, M. Solaymani-Dodaran, R. Slack, H. Grundmann, C. Coupland

    
• • ·P17.82 Feedback of Surveillance Data Employing a Web Browser-Based Survey and Analysis Tool

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    E. Smyth, G. Mcllvenny, C. Lavelle, L. Doherty

    
• • ·P18.01 Prophylaxis of Oseltamivir for Exposed Patients May Not Be Required Where the Coverage of Influenza Vaccination is High

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    S. Hori, M. Ikeda, M. Aminaka, Y. Sumomozawa, K. Morishima, K. Hisata, A. Yanai, H. Ogawa, K. Hiramatsu

    
• • ·P18.02 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Total Hip Arthroplasties: an Assessment of Compliance with Surgical Prophylaxis Guideline in Hungarian Hospitals

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    E. Szilagyi, K. Böröcz

    
• • ·P18.03 Systemic Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: a Systematic Review

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    G. Lusardi, A. Lipp

    
• • ·P18.04 Urinary Tract Infection After Removal of Urinary Catheter; no Effect of Nitrofurantoin Profylaxis

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    A. Brandenburg, M. Lingsma, S. Terpstra, H. Vd Mijle, A. Ott

    
• • ·P19.02 The Use of a Real Time PCR for Diagnosis of Hip and Knee Prosthetic Infection: Method Development and Comparison with Histology and Bacterial Culture

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    M. Kaye, S. Skidmore, K. Howells, C. McGeoch, P. Gregson, R. Spencer-Jones, N. Graham, R. Warren

    
• • ·P19.03 Evaluation of Molecular Typing Methods in Characterizing the European “Harmony” Collection of Epidemic Methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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    B. Cookson, S. Murchan, D. Ashley Robinson, A. Monk, M. Enright

    
• • ·P19.04 Evaluation of a Chromogenic Medium for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Screening

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    K. Banavathi, M. Smith, A. Mclndeor, A. Gibb, J. Dave

    
• • ·P19.05 Evaluation of Regular Rapid Testing for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Using the IDI-MRSA PCR Assay

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    M. Gillham, D. Enoch, P. Bushen, J. Foulkes, D. Brown, K. Gunning, H. Ludlam, N. Brown