65 Molecular Epidemiology

Sunday, April 3, 2011: 1:00 PM-2:15 PM
Trinity Ballroom (Hilton Anatole)
Type: Abstracts
424
Prevalence of β-Lactamase Genes and the Inoculum Effect with Cefazolin Among Bloodstream Isolates of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus
Daniel J. Livorsi, MD, Emory University School of Medicine; Emily Crispell, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation; Sarah W. Satola, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine; Eileen Burd, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine; Robert Jerris, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine; Yun F. Wang, MD, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine; Monica M. Farley, MD, Emory University School of Medicine
425
Use of rep-PCR for Molecular Genotyping and Inventory among Nosocomial Infection Associated Isolates
Yi-chun Lin, MS, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Yusen Eason Lin, PhD, MBA, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Shun-Min Chang, MS, Welgene BioTech Inc. Ltd; Yao-shen Chen, MD, Infectious Diseases Section, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
426
SCCmec typing for methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci clinical isolates
Zhiyong Zong, PhD, MBBS, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
427
Epidemiological Characteristics of Resistant Microorganisms Present in Reserves from an Intensive Care Unit
Adriana Cristina Oliveira, PhD, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Quesia Damasceno, MD, student, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Jacques Robert Nicoli, PhD, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
428
Analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolates From the Environment and Patient Blood Cultures From an Intensive Care Unit
Adriana Cristina Oliveira, PhD, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Quesia Damasceno, MD, student, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Jacques Robert Nicoli, PhD, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
429
Utility of a combination of molecular typing methods for characterizing methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and detecting USA 300
Jo-anne M. Salangsang, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Emily E. Ricotta, University of Pittsburgh; Jessica L. Gee, University of Pittsburgh; Mary M. O'Leary, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; A. William Pasculle, ScD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Jane W. Marsh, PhD, University of Pittsburgh; Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Lee H. Harrison, MD, University of Pittsburgh
430
Seagulls carrying ESBL producing Enterobacteriacea along the shoreline in Miami Beach, Florida
Carolina De La Cuesta, MD, University of Miami; Laurent Poirel, PhD, Hopital de Bicetre; Timothy Cleary, PhD, University of Miami; Patrice Nordmann, MD, PhD, Hopital de Bicetre; Anais Potron, Hopital de Bicetre; L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, University of Miami
431
Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC beta-lactamase Genes among Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli Colonizing Isolates in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Adebola Ajao, MPH, University of Maryland; Jon P. Furuno, PhD, University of Maryland; Anthony D. Harris, MD, MS, University of Maryland; Mary S. Lee, BS, University of Maryland; Gwen Robinson, BS, University of Maryland; J. Kristie Johnson, PhD, University of Maryland
432
Incrimination of a Single PFGE Type of Acinetobacter baumanii in The Etiology of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Alexandria University Hospital
Soad Farid Hafez, PhD, Alexandria University Hospital; Hesham Ghazal, Alexandria University Hospital; Marwa Meheisen, Alexandria University Hospital; Marwa Hussein, Alexandria University Hospital; Shaymaa Mohamed, Alexandria University Hospital; Myriam Morcos, US Naval Medical Research Unit