Session: Critically Ill Patients (Neonates and Children) (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

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Is It Possible To Go A Year Without A Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit?
Lynne Karanfil, RN, MA, CIC, MedStar Health; Cheryl A. Wood, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Laurie Sanza, RN, BSN, CIC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Gerri Petit, RN, BSN, NNP-BC, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Sita Kottapalli, MD, Franklin Square Hospital Center; Stacey Bell, RN, Franklin Square Hospital Center

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Pathogen-associated mortality following nosocomial bloodstream infections in very low birth weight infants
Christine Geffers, MD, Charite, Institute for Hygiene; Brar Piening, Charite, Institute for Hygiene; Petra Gastmeier, Charite, Institute for Hygiene; Frank Schwab, Charite, Institute for Hygiene

168

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Northern Ireland Compared with NHSN and NEO-KISS Rates
Eileen Rogers, Queen's University; Gerard McIlvenny, Northern Ireland Healthcare Infections Surveillance Centre, Public Health Agency; Stanley Craig, MD, Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Lorraine Doherty, MB, Northern Ireland Healthcare Infections Surveillance Centre, Public Health Agency; Edward TM Smyth, MD, Northern Ireland Healthcare Infections Surveillance Centre, Public Health Agency

169

Neonatal Central Line Associated Laboratory Confirmed Bloodstream Infections
Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, PhD, Jagiellonian University Medical School; Janusz Gadzinowski, Prof, PhD, Gynecological and Obstetrics Clinical Hospital University Medical School; Monika Brzychczy-Wloch, PhD, Jagiellonian University Medical School; Anna Szumala-Kakol, PhD, Gynecological and Obstetrics Clinical Hospital University Medical School; Piotr B. Heczko, Prof, PhD, Jagiellonian University Medical School

170

5 Years Experience of Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC) in Neonates < 1500g: Mechanical and Infectious Complications in a Brazilian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Rosana Richtmann, MD, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Sandra Regina Baltieri, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Tatiane T. Rodrigues, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Camila de Almeida Silva, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Fabiana Camolesi, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Angela C. Polycarpo, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital; Celia M. Di Giovanni, Santa Joana Maternity Hospital

171

Neonatal Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infection And Clinical Sepsis: Definitions Matter
Emmi Sarvikivi, MD, PhD, National Institute for Health and Welfare; Tommi Kärki, RN, National Institute for Health and Welfare; Outi Lyytikäinen, MD, PhD, National Institute for Health and Welfare

172

Zero Tolerance: Impact of a Strategy Program to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Maria Gabriela B. Abreu, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Julia Y. Kawagoe, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Claudia B. Dal Forno, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Maria Fernanda Dornaus, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Viviane B. Bella, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Ana Cristina Z. Yagui, Albert Einstein Hospital; Suely de Freitas, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Thais C. de H. Parisi, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Lucimara C. de Queiroz, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Ana Paula C. Campos, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Arno N. Warth, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Alice D´A Deutsch, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Luci Correa, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Sulim Abramovici, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital

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New categorization of central line associated bloodstream infection rates in neonatal intensive care units
Carlos Lapresta-Moros, MD, Miguel Servet Teaching Hospital; Gonzalo Santana-López, Miguel Servet Teaching Hospital; Souad Belkebir, MD, Miguel Servet Teaching Hospital; María-Jesús Hernández-Navarrete, MD, Miguel Servet Teaching Hospital. . Spain

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Implementation of Surveillance System for Evaluating the Impact of Non-Infectious Adverse Events in Pediatric Critical Patients: Results
Adriana CM Magalhães, MSc, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Pereira Alcy MS, MD, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Carvalho Salete C, RN, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Andrade Luis F, MSc, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Guerra Sérgio D, MSc, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Araújo Sônia TH, MSc, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais

175

Development of an Infection Prevention Link-Group Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – a Collaborative and Supportive Team toward Zero Tolerance
Julia Yaeko Kawagoe, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Claudia Balbuena Dal Forno, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Maria Gabriela Ballalai Abreu, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Maria Fernanda Dornaus, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Maria Aparecida Portella, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Simone Maria Orbi Climeni, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Rosana Aparecida Laccava Martins, RN, Albert Einstein Hospital; Arno N. Warth, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Alice D.'A. Deutsch, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Luci Correa, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital; Sulim Abramovici, MD, Albert Einstein Hospital

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak in a Brazilian Neonatal Care Unit
Roseli Calil, MD, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Monica A. Pessoto, MD, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Izilda R. M. Rosa, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Oswaldo R. Grassiotto, MD, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Angela M. Bacha, MD, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Maria Beatriz B. Caraccio, MD, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Janice FFS Veiga, RN, Woman Hospital - University of Campinas (Unicamp); Brigina Kemp, RN, Campinas Heath Department

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