Saturday, April 2, 2011: 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
Trinity Ballroom (Hilton Anatole)
Abstracts
104
Keeping Environmental Surfaces Cleaner between Cleanings: A Non-Kill Surface Technology for Decreasing Bacterial Attachment, Survival Time and Transmission on Environmental Surfaces in the Healthcare Setting
Kenneth K. Chung, MSE, Sharklet Technologies Inc.;
Shravanthi T. Reddy, PhD, Sharklet Technologies Inc.;
Herbert J. Houck, MS, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida;
Anthony B. Brennan, PhD, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida;
Kenneth H. Rand, MD, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida
105
Rapid Improvement in the Cleaning of High Touch Surfaces in the ICU and Non-ICU Setting with Audits Using Fluorescent Targeting
Kelsey Ragan, BSc., University of Toronto;
Anjum Khan, MBBS, MSc, St Michael's Hospital;
Nurana Zeynalova, St Michael's Hospital;
Patricia McKernan, RN, CIC, St Michael's Hospital;
Karine Baser, St Michael's Hospital;
Matthew Paul Muller, MD, PhD, FRCPC, St Michael's Hospital
106
Testing the Efficacy of the AltapureŽ System in the Cleaning of Hospital Equipment
Laura JL Williams, BScH, Mount Sinai Hospital;
Laura Mashall, BScH, Mount Sinai Hospital;
Jasmine Tse, RN, Mount Sinai Hospital;
Barbara Willey, ART, Mount Sinai Hospital;
Allison McGeer, MD, FRCP, Mount Sinai Hospital
107
Predictors of Stethoscope Disinfection Among Pediatric Healthcare Providers
Jeanette Muniz, BS, Harvard Medical School;
Rosh KV Sethi, BS, Harvard Medical School;
Justin Zaghi, BS, Harvard Medical School;
Sonja I. Ziniel, PhD, MA, Children's Hospital Boston;
Thomas J. Sandora, MD, MPH, Children's Hospital Boston
109
Biofilm Removal Efficacy after Manual and Automated Cleaning of Cardiac Catheters
Silma M. Cunha Pinheiro Ribeiro, PHD, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil;
Jose Antonio Guimaraes Ferreira, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil;
Vania Regina Goveia, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil;
Maria Aparecida Resende, Nursing School - Federal University of Minas Gerais - Brazil
112
Use of Nanotechnology for Eradicating Bacterial Colonization in Intensive Care Units
Hsiao-Chuan Huang, MS, Renai Branch, Taipei City Hospital;
Chen-Yi Su, MD, Renai Branch, Taipei City Hospital;
Tzuu-Guang Young, MD, Renai Branch, Taipei City Hospital;
Muh-Yong Yen, MD, MBA, Renai Branch, Taipei City Hospital
114
Coming Clean: Use of ATP Sanitation Monitoring as Part of an Infection Control Bundle during Simultaneous Outbreaks of CRE and XDR-Acinetobacter baumannii in an ICU
Nujhat Nadia Huq, MBBS, University of Virginia Health System;
Megan F. Gosseling, MSN, CIC, University of Virginia Health System;
Darla J. Low, RN, University of Virginia Health System;
Kyle Enfield, MD, University of Virginia Health System;
Costi D. Sifri, MD, University of Virginia Health System
115
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus contamination rate before and after switching skin antiseptic for blood cultures from 10% aqueous povidone-iodine to 2% chlorhexidine tincture: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Gompol Suwanpimolkul, MD, MSc., Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University,;
Leilani Paitoonpong, MD, MSc., Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University,;
Kanchalee Lertpocasonbat, MSc., Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
Chusana Suankratay, MD, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University,
116
Improving the Quality of Environmental Cleaning By Providing Education and Feedback to Environmental Services (ES) Staff at The Ottawa Hospital
Kathryn N. Suh, MD, FRCPC, MSc, The Ottawa Hospital;
Monica Taljaard, PhD, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute;
Kelly Choi, MSc, The Ottawa Hospital;
John Leander Po, MSc, MD, PhD, Banner Estrella Medical Center;
Paul Zwicker, The Ottawa Hospital;
Natalie Bruce, MScN, CIC, The Ottawa Hospital;
Virginia R. Roth, MD, FRCPC, The Ottawa Hospital;
Philip Carling, MD, Carney Hospital
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