![[ Visit SHEA online ]](images/banner.gif)
Sunday, April 3, 2011: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Chantilly Ballroom - EAST (Hilton Anatole)
CME Credits: 2
Type: Symposia
Summary: Infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods are an increasing threat to patients in healthcare settings. this session will define multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods, discuss infection control implications of different definitions, describe strategies for culture surveillance, discuss the role that long-term care facilities play in the epidemiology of these pathogens, and describe a regional control program for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Learning Objectives: - Define multidrug resistance in gram-negative rods. Discuss the infection prevention implications of using phenotypic versus genotypic definitions of multidrug resistance in gram-negative rods
- Describe strategies for colonization surveillance of multidrug resistant gram-negative rods, including selection of body sites, laboratory methods, and the contribution of environmental surveillance
- Analyze the development, implementation and results of a collaborative effort to assess statewide prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
- Describe the evidence for long-term care facilities as reservoirs of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods
Endorsed by:
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Moderators:
Neil Fishman, MD
and
Yehuda Carmelli, MD, MPH