Session: Emerging Pathogens (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

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Investigation of probiotic use among inpatients at an academic medical center
Jacques Simkins, MD, Albert Einstein College of Med/Montefiore Medical Center; Anna Kaltsas, MD, Albert Einstein College of Med/Montefiore Medical Center; Brian P. Currie, MD, MPH, Albert Einstein College of Med/Montefiore Medical Center

216

Characteristics of Children and Young Adults with Influenza A Infections Concurrent with the Presence of H1N1 Influenza Virus
Xiaoyan Song, MD, Children's National Medical Center; Roberta L DeBiasi, Children's National Medical Center; Joseph M Campos, Children's National Medical Center; Daniel B Fagbuyi, Children's National Medical Center; Brian Jacobs, Children's National Medical Center; Nalini Singh, Children's National Medical Center

217

Off-label usage of tigecycline for MDR-Acinetobacter spp
Gulden Ersoz, MD, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases; Elif Sahin, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases; Ilker Alakus, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases; Ozlem Kandemir, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases; Ali Kaya, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases

218

In-Depth Analysis of Patients with Confirmed Novel H1N1 Influenza Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Tjin Koy, MT, (ASCP), MPH, Texas Childrens Hospital; Jeffrey Starke, MD, Texas Childrens Hospital

219

Risk Factors for Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus Aureus (VISA) Bloodstream Infection (BSI): Results from a Case Control Study in a Singapore Tertiary Hospital
Anupama Vasudevan, BDS, National University Health System; Revathi Sridhar, MBBS, National University Health System; Diana Goh, BSc, (HONs), Comp, National University Health System; Hsu Li Yang, MRCP, MPH, National University Health System; Khean Teik Goh, MBBS, National University Health System; Dale Fisher, FRACP, National University Health System; Paul Ananth Tambyah, MBBS, National University Health System

220

The effects of various interventions for growth of Legionella in pilot-scale water re-circulation system
Zhaoyan Zhou, MSc, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; Bijie Hu, MD, PHD, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; Lili Tao, BM, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; Linlin Yu, BM, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University; Xiaodong Gao, BM, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University

221

Investigation of Inpatients with 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection in a New York City Hospital
Mahlet Tadele, MD, Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Sharon Leung, MD, Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Anna Kaltsas, MD, Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Brian Currie, MD, Montefiore Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine

222

Characteristics of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza in Inpatient and Outpatient Populations
William A. Fischer, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Abigail L. Carlson, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Alison E. Turnbull, DVM, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Alicia P. Budd, MPH, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Alexandra Valsamakis, MD, PhD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Trish Perl, MD, MSc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

223

Infection Control Policies Related to Multi-drug Resistant Organisms in a National Sample of Hospitals
Monika Pogorzelska, MPH, Columbia University; Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, Columbia University School of Nursing; Patricia Stone, PhD, FAAN, Columbia University

224

The Interaction of Age and Levofloxacin Exposure on the Incidence of Clostridium difficile
Nathan D. Mah, PharmD, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Univ of Vermont College of Medicine; John W. Ahern, PharmD, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Univ of Vermont College of Medicine; Carolyn J. Terhune, MT, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Univ of Vermont College of Medicine; W. Kemper Alston, MD, MPH, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Univ of Vermont College of Medicine

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