Saturday, March 20, 2010: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
International North (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)
Oral
Moderators:
Mala Filippell, RN, BSN, CIC
and
Jane D. Siegel, M.D.
10:30 AM
401
Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 skin and soft tissue infections among well newborns and post-partum women
Matthew E. Wise, PhD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Molly Lamb, PhD, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC;
Hilary Marston, MD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
David Yassa, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Linda Baldini, RN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Fatima Muriel, MT, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Howard Gold, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Toni Golen, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Jeffrey Hageman, MHS, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Gregory E. Fosheim, MPH, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Brandi M. Limbago, PhD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:45 AM
402
Mupirocin-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Mothers and Newborns
David S. Yassa, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Satish K. Pillai, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Howard S. Gold, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Lata Venkataraman, M., Sc., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Toni H. Golen, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
DeWayne M. Pursley, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Matthew E. Wise, PhD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Brandi M. Limbago, PhD, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC;
Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Linda Baldini, RN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Fatima Muriel, MT, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
11:00 AM
403
Methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonization Rates among Pregnant Women Admitted to Labor and Delivery and their Newborn Infants
Pankaj Chhangani, MD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Laura Digangi, BA, Loyola University Medical Center;
Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH, Loyola University Medical Center;
Paul Schrekenberger, PHD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Violet Rekasius, MT, (, ASCP), Loyola University Medical Center;
Lauze Volk, MD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Malliswari Challapalli, MD, Loyola University Medical Center
11:45 AM
406
The Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Screening of Healthy Term Newborn Infants for Nasal MRSA Colonization at Birth – 20 months Data
Pankaj Chhangani, MD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Ramon Durazo, PHD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Jorge Parada, MD, MPH, Loyola University Medical Center;
Laura Digangi, BA, Loyola University Medical Center;
Paul Schreckenberger, PhD, Loyola University Medical Center;
Violet Rekasius, MT(ASCP), Loyola University Medical Center;
Malliswari Challapalli, MD, Loyola University Medical Center