Session: Vancomycin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus</i> (VRE) (Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections (March 18-22, 2010))

965

A Rapid Screening Assay for Vancomycin and Methicillin Resistant Organisms
Heinz R. Reiske, PhD, IntelligentMDx, Inc.; James R. Hully, PhD, IntelligentMDx, Inc.; Phillip T. Moen, PhD, IntelligentMDx, Inc.; David L. Dolinger, PhD, IntelligentMDx, Inc.; Alice A. Jacobs, MD, IntelligentMDx, Inc.

966

Long-Term Impact of a Reduction in the Use of Contact Precautions (CP) on Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Colonization and Infection
Alina Adriana Sanda, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Division of Infectious Diseases; Gary P. Wormser, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Division of Infectious Diseases; Janet P. Haas, DNSc, Westchester Medical Center, Department of Infection Prevention and Control; Guiqing Wang, MD, PhD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Department of Pathology; Quihu Shi, PhD, New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice; Sophie Labrecque, RN, MSc, Westchester Medical Center, Department of Infection Prevention and Control; Marisa A. Montecalvo, MD, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Division of Infectious Diseases

967

Screening Strategies of Patients Colonized or Infected with Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci
Gabriel Birgand, PharmD, MPH, Lille Teaching Hospital; Michel Simonet, PharmD, PhD, Lille Teaching Hospital; Frederic Wallet, MD, Lille Teaching Hospital; Stephen. P Barrett, MD, PhD, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; Berge. S Azadian, MD, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital; Roland Leclercq, MD, PhD, Caen Teaching Hospital; Courcol Rene Jean, MD, PhD, Lille Teaching Hospital; Grandbastien Bruno, MD, MPH, Lille Teaching Hospital

968

Occurence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) in patient isolates and aquatic environment during a period between 2004-2009
Claudia Böhme, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University; Wolfgang Kohnen, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University; Katja Schön-Hölz, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University; Thomas Schwartz, Institute of Functional Interfaces, Institute of Technology Karlsruhe; Ursula Obst, Institute of Functional Interfaces, Institute of Technology Karlsruhe; Bernd Jansen, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University

969

Vancomycin-Resistant enterococcus Outbreak and Containment in a Neonatal ICU
Tricia Thomson, MD, Loyola University Medical Center; Julie Venci, MD, Loyola University Medical Center; Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH, Loyola University Medical Center; Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, Loyola University Medical Center; Violeta Rekasius, MT(ASCP), Loyola University Medical Center; Malliswari Challapalli, MD, Loyola University Medical Center; Marc Weiss, MD, Loyola University Medical Center; Alexander Tomich, MSN, RN, Loyola University Medical Center; Patricia Hester-Lund, RN, Loyola University Medical Center

970

Evaluation of Asymptomatic Carriage of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Acute Patients at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Dubert Guerrero, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Med. Ctr.; Jessica C. Becker, B.S., Cleveland VA Medical Center; Elizabeth C. Eckstein, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; Curtis J. Donskey, Cleveland VA Medical Center

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