Session: Product Evaluation (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

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Title: Impact of Alcohol Impregnated Port Protectors and Needleless Neutral Pressure Connectors on Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections and Contamination of Blood Cultures in an Oncology Population
Michael A. Sweet, Pharm.D., West Virginia University Hospitals; Frank E. Briggs, Pharm.D., West Virginia University Hospitals; Aaron D. Cumpston, Pharm.D., West Virginia University Hospitals

519

Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Two Skin Preparation Solutions and Resultant Surgical Incise Drape Adhesion to Skin
Chou I. Eyberg, MS, 3M Company

520

Cross-Over Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Surgical Scrubs
Gonzalo Bearman, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Adriana Rosato, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Kakotan Sanogo, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Michael P. Stevens, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Richard P Wenzel, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center; Curt N Sessler, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

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Barrier Protective Properties of Nanoparticle Treated Textiles as a Tool for Infection Control in the Health Care Setting
Kara Elam, MPH, Mississippi College; S. Nair, Biotech Testing Services; S. U. Krishnan, Intertek; Thomas J. Walsh, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital

522

An Assessment of Daily Bathing Protocols in the ICU: A Comparison of Chlorhexidine Solution and Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths
Ranekka T. Dean, RN, MPA, NYU Langone Medical Center; Bernadette Daborn, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Judy Dillworth, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Martha Kent, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Marge Lilienthal, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Alison Mckenzie, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Elaine Rowinski, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Nadia Sohan, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Barbara Suggs, RN, NYU Langone Medical Center; Robert Press, PhD, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center; Michael Phillips, MD, NYU Langone Medical Center

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: In-vitro Study Documenting the Lack of Antibacterial Activity of Three Silver-impregnated/coated Mechanical Valve Needleless Connectors After Blood Exposure
Cynthia C. Chernecky, PhD, Medical College of Georgia; William Jarvis, MD, Jason and Jarvis Associates; Jennifer Waller, PhD, Medical College of Georgia; Denise Macklin, BSN, Nurse Consultant

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Evaluation of a Simple Colorimetric Assay to Monitor Effectiveness of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Bathing
Monika Kumaraswamy, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland OH USA; Elizabeth R. Flannery, RN, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Jennifer Cadnum, BS, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Lucy A. Jury, NP, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Brett M. Sitzlar, BS, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Michelle M. Nerandzic, BS, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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