Session: Critically Ill Patients (Adults) (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

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Reduction of Endotracheal Tube Biofilms using Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy
Merrill A. Biel, MD, PhD, Advanced Photodynamic Technologies, Inc; Chet Sievert, Advanced Photodynamic Technologies, Inc; Nicolas Loebel, PhD, Ondine Research Laboratories; Andreas Rose, PhD, Ondine Research Laboratories; Ron Zimmermann, Advanced Photodynamic Technologies, Inc

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Incidence and Impact of False Positive Urine Pneumococcal Antigen Screening in Hospitalized Patients
Patrick A. Ryscavage, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Gary A. Noskin, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Anne Bobb, BS, Pharm, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Laura Bardowski, BSN, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Teresa R. Zembower, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Residence in Long Term Care Facilities as a Risk for HCAP: A Review of Culture Resistance Attributable to Facility as Compared to Antibiotic Selection Pressure
Anup Subedee, MD, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center; Debra Powell, MD, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center; Anthony A. Donato, MD, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center

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Effect of mouth moisturizers on the antibacterial efficacy of Peridex™ Oral Rinse
Michele J. Anderson, University of Minnesota; Mary E. Horn, University of Minnesota; Ranjani Parthasarathy, 3M; Matt T. Scholz, 3M; Marnie L. Peterson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

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Indwelling Devices in ICU Patients and a Revised Method for Calculating Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates Based on Total Number of Central Venous Catheters
Trevor Van Schooneveld, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Hayley Faber, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Kyle Cassling, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Kate Tyner, Nebraska Medical Center; Elizabeth R. Lyden, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Mark Rupp, University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Horizontal reduction of hospital acquired infections in the intensive care unit by replacing bed baths with chlorhexidine impregnated washcloths
Pooja Rajani, MPH, Old Dominion University; Susan Moeslein, RN, MSA, CMSRN, Riverside Regional Medical Center; Patrick Haggerty, MS, MD, DME, Riverside Regional Medical Center

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Vancomycin therapeutic monitoring in the intensive care setting: Optimizing treatment and reducing adverse events
Thiago Zinsly S. Camargo, MD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Moacyr Silva Jr., Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Sandra Cristina P. L. Shiramizo, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Neide M. Lucinio, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Denis F. Moura Jr., Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Juliana Locatelli, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Liliane M. Yamamoto, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Carlos Eduardo S. Ferreira, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE); Alexandre R. Marra, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE)

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