101 Clostridium difficile

Sunday, March 21, 2010: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Centennial I-II (Hyatt Regency Atlanta)
Type: Oral
Moderators:
Curtis J. Donskey and Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH
10:30 AM
729
Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI): Collaborative for the State of Ohio (OH)
Julie E. Mangino, MD, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Yosef Khan, MBBS, MPH, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Lisa Hines, RN, CIC, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH, Washington University School of Medicine; Carol Jacobson, RN, Ohio Hospital Association; David Engler, PHD, Ohio Hospital Association; Stephen Flaherty, MPH, Ohio Hospital Association; Kurt B. Stevenson, MD, MPH, The Ohio State University Medical Center
10:45 AM
730
A Multicenter Study of Colectomy Incidence for Clostridium difficile Infection
Amelia M. Kasper, MD, Washington University School of Medicine; Humaa A. Nyazee, MPH, Washington University School of Medicine; Deborah S. Yokoe, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Jeanmarie Mayer, MD, University Of Utah School of Medicine; Julie E. Mangino, MD, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Yosef M. Khan, MBBS, MPH, The Ohio State University Medical Center; Bala Hota, MD, Stroger Hospital of Cook County/Rush University Medical Center; L. Clifford McDonald, MD, FACP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Victoria J. Fraser, MD, Washington University School of Medicine; Erik R. Dubberke, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
11:00 AM
731
Increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection and diarrhea in asymptomatically colonized patients
Surbhi Leekha, MBBS, Mayo Clinic; Kimberly C. Aronhalt, RN, Mayo Clinic; Mary M. Shelerud, RN, Mayo Clinic; Martha J. Siska, RN, Mayo Clinic; Katherine M. Kelly, RN, Mayo Clinic; Lynne M. Sloan, BS, Mayo Clinic; Robin Patel, MD, Mayo Clinic; Robert Orenstein, DO, Mayo Clinic
11:15 AM
732
High Mortality and High Incidence of BI/NAP1 Clostridium difficile Infection in 27 Chicago-area Institutions
Stephanie R. Black, MD, MSc, Chicago Department of Public Health; Kingsley N. Weaver, MPH, Chicago Department of Public Health; Roderick C. Jones, MPH, Chicago Department of Public Health; Kathleen A. Ritger, MD, MPH, Chicago Department of Public Health; Laurica Petrella, BS, Hines VA Hospital; Susan P. Sambol, BS, Hines VA Hospital; Michael Vernon, DrPH, Cook County Department of Public Health; Stephanie Burton, BS, MPH, University of Chicago Medical Center; Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, RN, MBA, CIC, University of Chicago Medical Center; Stephen Weber, MD, MSc, University of Chicago Medical Center; Mary-Alice Lavin, RN, MJ, Rush University Medical Center; Dale Gerding, MD, Hines VA Hospital; Stuart Johnson, MD, Hines VA Hospital; Susan I. Gerber, MD, Cook County Department of Public Health
11:30 AM
733
Assessment of Routine Patient Bathing in the Reduction of Clostridium difficile Skin Contamination
Lucy Jury, N.P., Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; Dubert Guerrero, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Med. Ctr.; Jennifer L. Cadnum, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; Curtis Donskey, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
11:45 AM
734
Are Rates of Bed Occupancy and Nurse Absenteeism Significant Risk Factors for Hospital Acquired Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease?
Lauren C. Ahyow, MBChB, MPH, NHS Derbyshire; David Jenkins, MBBS, FRCPath, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Keith Neal, FRCP, MFPH, MD, University of Nottingham; Sarah Lewis, PhD, University of Nottingham; Nick Taub, PhD, University of Leicester