Session: Infection Control in Low and Middle-Income Countries (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

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Monitoring of Intrahospital Infections in the General Hospital Uzice
Sladjana Pavic, MD, General Hospital Uzice; Sandra Andric, MD, Public Health; Milica Jovanovic, MD, Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Deseases

194

National Database of a resource limited setting: How does it fare with benchmark standards
Sanjeev Singh, MBBS, DCH, MD, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; Fini F, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; Kochu Tresiamma, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; Anupama P, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; Divya K, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; Reshmi G, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

195

Infection Control Challenges in a Middle-Income Country Intensive Care Unit
Silvia NS Fonseca, MD, Hospital São Francisco; Sonia RM Kunzle, Hospital São Francisco; Ivana C Lucca, Hospital São Francisco; Angelica MS Pereira, Hospital São Francisco; Danielle D Doro, Hospital São Francisco; Viviane Neves, Hospital São Francisco; Valeria Papa, Hospital São Francisco; Marcus Ferez, Hospital São Francisco

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Impact of VAP Bundle and Central Line Bundle on infection control in resource limited setting
Sanjeev Singh, MBBS, DCH, MD, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

197

Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates in 4 ICUs of Brazil: INICC Findings
Reinaldo Salomao, Santa Marcelina Hospital; Eduardo A. Medeiros, Hospital São Paulo; Gorki Grinberg, Hospital General Porto Alegre; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Maria Ângela Maretti da Silva, Santa Marcelina Hospital; Clélia Heloísa de Jesus Silva, Santa Marcelina Hospital; Margarete Vilins, Santa Marcelina Hospital; Sergio Blecher, Santa Marcelina Hospital; Daniela Bicudo Angelieri, Hospital São Paulo; Iselde Buchner Ferreira, Hospital General Porto Alegre; Raquel Bauer Cechinel, Hospital General Porto Alegre

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Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Hand Hygiene and Device Associated Infection Rates in an ICU of Lebanon: INICC Findings
SS Kanj, American University of Beirut Medical Center; Nada Zahreddine, American University of Beirut Medical Center; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Lamia Alamuddin, American University of Beirut Medical Center; Nisrine Sidani, American University of Beirut Medical Center; Zeina Kanafani, American University of Beirut Medical Center

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Impact of Outcome and Process surveillance on ventilator associated pneumonia rates in an ICU from Macedonia: INICC Findings
Zan Mitrev, Filip II Special Cardiosurgery Hospital; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Tanja Anguseva, Filip II Special Cardiosurgery Hospital; Vilma Ampova, Filip II Special Cardiosurgery Hospital; Snezana Tufekcievska Guroska, Filip II Special Cardiosurgery Hospital

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Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in 4 ICUs of Philippines: INICC Findings
Josephine Anne Navoa-Ng, MD, St. Luke's Medical Center; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Victoria D. Villanueva, St. Luke's Medical Center; María Corazón V. Tolentino, St. Luke's Medical Center

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Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in a New Born ICU of El Salvador: INICC Findings
Lourdes Dueñas, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Ana Concepción Bran de Casares, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom; Lilian de Jesús Machuca, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom

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Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Rates in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit from El Salvador: INICC Findings
Lourdes Dueñas, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Ana Concepción Bran de Casares, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom; Lilian de Jesús Machuca, Hospital Nacional de Niños Benjamin Bloom

203

Impact of Outcome and Process Surveillance on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates in 10 ICUs of Turkey: INICC Findings
Hakan Leblebicioglu, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School; Grülden Ersoz, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine; A. Nevzat Yalcin, Akdeniz University; Davut Ozdemir, Duzce Medical School; Emine Alp, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine; Fatma Sirmatel, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine; Özay Arikan Akan, Ankara University School of Medicine Ibni-Sina Hospital; Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Saban Esen, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School; Fatma Ulger, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School; Ahmet Dilek, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School; Ali Kaya, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine; Necdet Kuyucu, Mersin University, Faculty of Medicine; Ozge Turhan, Akdeniz University; Sevim Keskin, Akdeniz University; Eylul Gumus, Akdeniz University; Oguz Dursun, Akdeniz University; Ertugrul Guclu, Duzce Medical School; Selvi Erdogan, Duzce Medical School; Bilgehan Aygen, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine; Mustafa Cengiz, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine; Leyla Yilmaz, Harran University, Faculty of Medicine; Melek Tulunay, Ankara University School of Medicine Ibni-Sina Hospital; Mehmet Oral, Ankara University School of Medicine Ibni-Sina Hospital; Necmettin Ünal, Ankara University School of Medicine Ibni-Sina Hospital

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Surgical Site Infections after Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Egypt
Amani A. El Kholy, MD, Cairo University; Ashraf O. Abdelaziz, MD, Cairo University; Ayman Yosry, MD, Cairo University; Ahmed Ghaly, MD, Ain Shams University; Adel El Ansary, MD, Ain Shams University; Gamal Esmat, MD, Cairo University; Magdy El Serafy, Cairo University; Adel Hosny, MD, Cairo University; Wahid Doss, MD, Cairo University

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Description of cases of influenza H1N1 virus infection in a tertiary institution in Bogotá, Colombia
Sandra L. Valderrama, MD, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Claudia J Linares, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Andrea Cardenas, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Carlos H Gómez, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; José R. Támara, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Carlos A. Alvarez, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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