77 Outbreaks and Clusters

Saturday, March 20, 2010: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Grand Hall (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)
Type: Poster
588
Staphylococcus aureus Infections Associated with Epidural Injections — West Virginia, 2009
Rachel Radcliffe, DVM, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; Elissa Meites, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Janet Briscoe, RN, BSN, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department; Gregory E. Fosheim, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sigrid McAllister, BS, MT, (ASCP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Bette Jensen, MMSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Judith Noble-Wang, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Maria del Rosario, MD, MPH, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources; Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department; Jeffrey Hageman, MHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Priti Patel, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
589
Serving High-risk Foods in a High-risk Setting: Survey of Hospital Foodservice Practices Following a Hospital Outbreak of Listeriosis — New York City, February–April 2009
Anne Marie France, PhD, MPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Carolyn Cokes, MPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Vasudha Reddy, MPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Heather Hanson, MS, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Lillian V. Lee, MS, SM, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Laura Kornstein, PhD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Michael Phillips, MD, New York University Medical Center; Sharon Balter, MD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
590
Assessment of Infection Risk Among Recipients of Recalled Human Tissue for Transplantation
Marion A. Kainer, MBBS, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health
591
Healthcare-Associated Group A Streptococcal Bacteremia: A Sentinel Event?
Emily K. Shuman, MD, University of Michigan; Carol E. Chenoweth, MD, University of Michigan
593
A Pseudo-Outbreak of Clostridium sordellii Related to Cross-Contamination in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Kathy Petersen, MS, CIC, University of Michigan Health System; David M. Aronoff, MD, University of Michigan Health System; Julia Jackson, CST, MEd, FAST, University of Michigan Health System; Duane W. Newton, Ph.D., University of Michigan Health System; Tennille Senn, BSc, University of Michigan Health System; Seth Walk, PhD, University of Michigan Health System; Carol E. Chenoweth, MD, University of Michigan Health System
594
Healthcare-Associated Infection Outbreak Investigations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 1946-2005
Lennox Archibald, MD, College of Medicine, University of Florida; Bill Jarvis, MD, Jason and Jarvis Associates
595
Outbreak of Mycobacterium goodii Surgical Site Infections — Midwest Region, 2007–2009
Parvathy Pillai, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Margaret M. Williams, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Heather O'Connell, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, MS, MT(ASCP)SM, University of Texas Health Science Center; Steven McNulty, BS, University of Texas Health Science Center; Maria McGlasson, University of Texas Health Science Center; Linda B. Mann, BS, University of Texas Health Science Center; Ravikiran Vasireddy, MBIOT, University of Texas Health Science Center; Richard J. Wallace Jr., MD, University of Texas Health Science Center; Bryan F. Buss, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
596
Validation of an Environmental Culturing Technique for Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumanni
Natalie Blum, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center; Wiline Jean, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center; Audrey Wanger, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center; Mark Kruzel, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center; Virgie Fisher, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center; Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
597
Successful control of a KPC-3 producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Outbreak in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
Carolina De La Cuesta, MD, University of Miami; Stephen Adams, RN, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Danny Ducello, RN, CCRN, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Mary Wyckoff, PhD, MSN, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Timothy Cleary, PhD, University of Miami; Sandra P. McCurdy, Pfizer Global R&D; Michael D. Huband, Pfizer Global R&D; M. Megan Lemmon, Pfizer Global R&D; Mary Kay Lescoe, Pfizer Global R&D; Fadia B Dibhajj, Pfizer Global R&D; Mary K. Hayden, MD, Rush University Medical Center; Karen Lolans, B.S., Rush University Medical Center; John P. Quinn, MD, Pfizer Global R&D; L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, University of Miami
598
The “A team”: An environmental services intervention to control Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter
Wiline Jean, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; Natalie Blum, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; Virgie Fisher, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; Gordon Douglas, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; Tom Flanagan, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center; Luis Ostrosky, Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
599
Nosocomial Transmission of the novel H1N1 virus: An outbreak investigation
Nasia Safdar, MD, University of Wisconsin Madison; Allison Bearden, MD, University of Wisconsin Madison
600
Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in Healthcare Workers Affecting Neonatal Patients
Maria Clara Padoveze, RN, MD, PhD, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Magali Hiromi Takashi, RN, student, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Nataly Akane Myatake, RN, student, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Isa Rodrigues Silveira, RN, MD, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Ana Cristina Balsamo, RN, MD, PhD, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Valéria Cassettari Chiaratto, MD, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Sao Paulo; Fábio Franco, MD, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de Sao Paulo
601
A Regional Hospital's Response to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A
Julie Heath, RN, Barwon Health; Eugene Athan, MBBS, FRACP, MPH, Barwon Health; Naor Bar Zeev, FRACP, MPH, Barwon Health; David Closey, MBChB, JFICM, Barwon Health; Jill Low, RN, Barwon Health; N. Deborah Friedman, MBBS, FRACP, MD, Barwon Health
603
Out of Drugs, Out of Time: Clinical and Infection Control Aspects of a Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Teena Chopra, MD, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Eric J. McGrath, MD, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Nahed Abdel-Haq, MD, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Katherine Preney, RN, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Winston Koo, MD, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Elaine Flanagan, BSN, CIC, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Basim I. Asmar, MD, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University; Keith .S Kaye, MD, MPH, Detroit Medical Center,Wayne State University
604
Bacterial and parasitic infections associated with extrinsically contaminated injectable medications, United States 1999-2009
Taranisia MacCannell, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Joseph F. Perz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Arjun Srinivasan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Melissa K. Schaefer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
605
OUTBREAKS OF COMMON INFECTIONS IN THE ELDERLY HOMES IN HONG KONG
Taron L.T. LOH, MPH, FHKAM, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, HKSAR
606
Multi drug resistance Acinetobacter baumannii – a tough pathogen to eradicate in a resource limited setting
Sharmila Sengupta, MD, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Mrinal Sircar, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Purabi Barman, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Ravneet Kaur, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Rajesh Gupta, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Kuttyamma Joseph, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Mritunjay Kumar, Fortis Healthcare Limited
607
An Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Bacteremia in a Tertiary Care Cardiac Hospital Associated with Contaminated Medication Vials
Anita Arora, MD, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre; Aarti Gupta, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre; Kavita Bomb, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre; Anu Gupta, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre
608
Poor Behaviors are Wall Breakers – Lessons Learned from a Rotavirus Outbreak in a Children's Hospital
Xiaoyan Song, MD, Children's National Medical Center; Julie Schexnayder, Children's National Medical Center; John Patton, PhD, NIH/NIAID; Simmy Randhawa, Children's National Medical Center; Nalini Singh, Children's National Medical Center
609
outbreak investigation in Womens Hospital,Qatar
Jameela Alkhowaiter, MD, HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION; Moza A. Alishaq, Ph.D, HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION
610
Control of a Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) without Treating MRSA Colonization
Elisa M. Hill, RN, MPH, St. John's Hospital; Subhash C. Chaudhary, MD, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Margaret Patterson, RN, BSN, St. John's Hospital; Chris Greene, RN, BSN, St. John's Hospital
611
Bed Bug Infestation on a Maternity Unit in a Teritary Care Center
Adebisi Adeyeye, RN, MPH, Montefiore Medical Center; Audrey Adams, RN, MPH, Montefiore Medical Center; Lucille Herring, RN, MSN, Montefiore Medical Center; Brian P. Currie, MD, MPH, Montefiore Medical Center
612
SERRATIA MARCESCENS (SM) OUTBREAK IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) RELATED TO THE EXIT PORT OF HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR (HFO)
Tracy MacDonald, BScN, Central Health; Joanne Langley, MD, Dalhousie University; Timothy Mailman, MD, Dalhousie University; Michael Mulvey, PhD, National Microbiology Lab Publich Health Agency of Canada; Kimberly Allain, BScN, IWK Health Centre; George Nelson IWK Health Centre, IWK Health Centre; Dora Stinson IWK Health Centre, IWK Health Centre
613
Pseudo-Outbreak of Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
Martha C. Craighead, MBA, RN, Barnes Jewish Hospital; Kathleen M. McMullen, MPH, CIC, Barnes Jewish Hospital; Anthony J. Russo, MPH, Barnes Jewish Hospital; Christopher D. Doern, PhD, Washington University; David K. Warren, MD, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine; Keith F. Woeltje,MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine; for The Prevention Epicenters, Washington University School of Medicine
614
Controlling endemic Acinetobacter baumannii with sodium hypochlorite
FF Tuon, MD, Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba; SR Penteado-Filho, MD, Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba; ES Ferreira, NS, Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba; N. Martins, NS, Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba
615
The Use of Pulsed – Field Gel Electrophoresis(PFGE) to Characterize an Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumanii in Baltimore, Maryland
Margaret A. Pass, RN, MS, CIC, St. Agnes Hospital; Beverly E. Kingsland, RN, St. Agnes Hospital; Jane M. Weiger, BS, St. Agnes Hospital; Robert W. Ross, MD, St. Agnes Hospital
616
Norovirus outbreaks in UK NHS Hospitals: not a problem in the US?
Ben Lopman, PhD, Health Protection Agency; John P. Harris, MSc, Health Protection Agency; G. K. Adak, PhD, Health Protection Agency
617
Control of a Norovirus Outbreak in a Five-Facility Medical Campus
Shannon Oriola, RN, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus; Kerry Schultz, RN, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus; Luc Pelletier, RN, MSN, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus; Leslie Thompson, RN, ANPC, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus; Raymond Chinn, MD, Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus
618
Risk Factors Associated with Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanii in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) A, December—February, 2008-2009
Reena K. Gulati, MD, University of Washington; Julie A. Choudhuri, MSPH, Harborview Medical Center; Charlotte B. Fulton, MHA, Harborview Medical Center; Jeannie D. Chan, PharmD, MPH, Harborview Medical Center; Heather L. Evans, MD, MS, Harborview Medical Center; Timothy Dellit, MD, Harborview Medical Center
619
Can traditional infection control strategies limit carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) hospital acquired infections?
Ana L. Correa, MD, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Luz M. Mazo, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Jaime A. Lopez, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Andrea V. Restrepo, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Monica Valderrama, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Carlos I. Gomez, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Franco E. Montufar, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Monica Trujillo, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Isabel C. Ramirez, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; Carlos Garces, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe; John J. Zuleta, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
620
using automated surveillance technology for influenza detection
Linda R. Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, Rochester General Hospital; Angela Bivens, MSN, NP-C, CIC, Premier Inc.; Salah Qutaishat, PhD., CIC., FSEA, Premier Inc.
621
Food-borne Outbreak among Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
Elaine Fadden, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Polly Ristaino, MS, CIC, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Lisa L. Maragakis, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Trish Perl, MD, MSc, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Sara E. Cosgrove, MD, MS, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
622
Investigation and Control of a Legionella pneumophila (LP) Outbreak at an Inner-City Public Hospital: Water Filters as an Interim Measure
Susan M. Ray, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Ildefonso Tellez, MD, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine; Nancy White, RN, Grady Health System; Craig J. Tindall, FACHE, Grady Health System; Samuel L. Williams, BA, M, Ed, Grady Health System; Yun F. Wang, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine; Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Jessica Garcia, MPH, Grady Health System; Kathryn E. Arnold, MD, GA Division of Public Health; Henry M. Blumberg, MD, Emory University School of Medicine
623
Multi drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - a tough pathogen to eradicate in a resource limited setting
Sharmila Sengupta, MD, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Mrinal Sircar, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Purabi Barman, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Ravneet Kaur, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Rajesh Gupta, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Kuttyamma Joseph, Fortis Healthcare Limited; Mritunjay Kumar, Fortis Healthcare Limited