Volume 5 Supplement 6

International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2011)

Meeting abstracts

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Geneva, Switzerland29 June - 2 July 2011

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Using wearable electronic sensors for assessing contacts between individuals in various environments

Authors: N Voirin, J Stehlé, A Barrat, C Cattuto, L Isella, J-F Pinton, M Quaggiotto, N Khanafer, W Van den Broeck, C Régis, B Lina and P Vanhems

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O51

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The impact of real-time computerised video analysis and feedback on hand hygiene practice and technique on a surgical ward

Authors: A Ghosh, G Lacey, C Gush and S Barnes

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O52

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Copper surfaces in the ICU reduced the relative risk of acquiring an infection while hospitalized

Authors: MG Schmidt

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O53

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Surgical site infections in Vietnamese hospitals: incidence, pathogens and risk factors

Authors: NV Hung, TA Thu, NQ Anh, NN Quang, AK Lennox, S Salmon, D Pittet and LM McLaws

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O54

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Using a SCIP-PLUS perspective to reduce the risk of SSI

Authors: CE Edmiston Jr, CJ Krepel and GR Seabrook

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O55

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Understanding the relationship between hypothermia and surgical site infections (SSI’S) in order to improve recording and management of hypothermia pre, intra and post operatively

Authors: SE Smith and J Wayland

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O56

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Glycemic control and antimicrobial prophylaxis audit in cardiac surgery in Uruguay

Authors: H Albornoz, G Saona, I Wall and A Perna

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O57

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Implementation of a bundle of care in surgical patients

Authors: Y Hendriks, C van Schendel, J Romme, S Alibaks, L van der Laan, R Crolla and J Kluytmans

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O58

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Pre-educational intervention survey of healthcare practioners’ compliance with infection prevention measures in cardiothoracic surgery: low compliance but internationally comparable surgical site infection rate

Authors: E Tartari, J Mamo and M Borg

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O59

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Impact of method and duration of post discharge surveillance on detection of surgical site infections

Authors: M Koek, J Wille, A Voss, B van Benthem and M Isken

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O60

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150 years since “The etiology, concept, and prophylasix of childbed fever”

Authors: AJ Stewardson and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O61

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Compliance increase in 189 units participating in the German hand hygiene campaign “AKTION Saubere Hände”

Authors: C Reichardt, K Bunte-Schönberger, P van der Linden, J Clausmeyer, F Schwab, P Gastmeier and M Behnke

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O62

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Impact of three multimodal countrywide campaigns to promote hand hygiene in Belgian hospitals

Authors: AC Simon and M Costers

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O63

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24 month outcomes from the Australian National Hand Hygiene Intiative (NHHI)

Authors: P Russo, M Cruickshank and ML Grayson

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O64

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Hand hygiene promotion in long-term care facilities (LTCF) – a cluster randomized controlled trial

Authors: ML Ho, WH Seto, TS Lam, LC Wong and TY Wong

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O65

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The feedback intervention trial: a national stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene

Authors: S Stone

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O66

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Improvement in hand hygiene compliance. The impact of a regional strategy

Authors: P Rodriguez-Perez, CC Mireia, RR Cristina, PM Rosa, JM Ana Belén, NR Cristina and PH Alberto

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O67

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Background and features of the WHO hand hygiene self-assessment framework

Authors: B Allegranzi, A Stewardson, L Grayson, E Larson, A Voss, C Kilpatrick and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O68

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Promoting hand hygiene in the Asia Pacific region

Authors: ML Ling, WH Seto, TY Ching, G Harrington, ML Grayson and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O69

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Evalutation of hand hygiene compliance in medical educational videos

Authors: Y Longtin, J Longtin, H Sax and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O70

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How to deal with a clustering effect in the assessment of a hand hygiene improvement strategy implemented worldwide?

Authors: A Gayet-Ageron, B Allegranzi, H Attar and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O71

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The relationship between the antibiotic consumption in hospitals and the community and the selection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Authors: L Kardaś-Słoma, PY Boëlle, D Guillemot and L Temime

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O72

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Transmission dynamic of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a medical intensive care unit

Authors: S Hugonnet, I Hall, I Barrass, S Leach and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O73

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Comparing the cost-effectiveness of MRSA control strategies between ICU and non-ICU settings

Authors: J Robotham, N Graves, B Cookson, A Barnett, J Wilson, J Edgeworth, C Worby and B Cooper

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O74

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Burkholderia cepacia – outbreak in obstetric patients due to intrinsic contamination of non-sterile ultrasound gel

Authors: M Hell, C Abel, A Albrecht, A Wojna, G Chmelizek, JM Kern, M Maass and P Apfalter

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O75

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Hospitalary outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia associated with a decrease of chlorination of water system

Authors: A Galeana, C Scarpita, N Ramos, G Leiva, H Albornoz and MM Godino

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O76

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Massive hospital-wide bacillus outbreak related to hospital linen and construction

Authors: M Balm, C Teo, R Jureen, R Lin and D Fisher

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O77

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Ventilator touchscreen as source of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak

Authors: A Narciso, L Gonçalves, A Costa, A Godinho, F Fernandes and A Duarte

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O78

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Swift mobilization of infection control, employee health, clinicians, engineering, laboratory and public health averted secondary cases following a large measles exposure at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Authors: E Thomas, S Dobson, G Al-Rawahi, L Holmes, R Gustafson, S Papilla, L Hoang and P Tilley

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O79

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MRSA admission burden and acquision in a tertiary care hospital

Authors: H-MA Schmidt, E Ryan, MW Maley and SJ van Hal

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O80

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Prevalence and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage on admission to different hospital sectors in two European countries

Authors: A Lee, Y Carmeli, A Chalfine, L Derde, S Malhotra-Kumar, JA Martínez, J Salomon, A Torres, J Vidal and S Harbarth

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O81

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Determinants of MRSA carriage/infection in the Netherlands

Authors: M van Rijen and J Kluytmans

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O82

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Which anatomical sites should be sampled for screening of MRSA carriage by culture or by rapid PCR test?

Authors: DS Blanc, L Senn, I Nahimana, P Basset and G Zanetti

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O83

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The staged roll-out of an MRSA intervention bundle in Signapore featuring universal active surveillance

Authors: D Fisher, R Lin, LY Hsu, O Kooi Li, TM Ng and P Tambyah

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O84

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Risk factors for previously unknown methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage on admission to 13 surgical wards in Europe

Authors: A Pan, A Lee, B Cooper, A Chalfine, G Daikos, S Garilli, S Malhotra-Kumar, JA Martinez, A Patroni and S Harbarth

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O85

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MRSA: the transmission paradigm investigated

Authors: G Moore, B Cookson, R Jackson, A Kearns, J Singleton, D Smyth and APR Wilson

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O86

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Reduction of hospital-acquired MRSA as a result of increased use of hydoalcoholic handrub solution: a 7 year follow-up

Authors: B Heyneman, E Nulens, A Lenez, S Pinxten, B Gordts, H Sax and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O87

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Do rapid detection and isolation of colonized patients reduce MRSA spread in the intensive care unit?

Authors: C Marshall, E McBryde and M Richards

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O88

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Excess length of stay due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection at a large Swiss hospital estimated by multi-state modelling

Authors: M Macedo-Vinas, G De Angelis, C Fankhauser, E Safran, J Schrenzel, D Pittet and S Harbarth

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O89

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O39b. Cascades antibacterial intelligent hand paper

Authors: N Comeau

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O90

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O39c. An innovative device for objective hand disinfection control

Authors: T Haidegger, M Nagy, A Lehotsk and L Szilagyi

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):O91

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The Hong Kong infection control nurses’ association (HKICNA) – small establishment big impact

Authors: CHS Lam, PTY Ching, WH Seto, W Jarvis and D Pittet

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P1

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Dutch Society of Infection Prevention in Healthcare (VHIG)

Authors: T de Ruiter and GG Van Knippenberg-Gordebeke

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P2

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The Lebanese Society for Infectious Dieseases and Clinical Microbiology

Authors: JE Mokhbat

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P3

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Growing and equipping the infection control community in Singapore

Authors: ML Ling, H Oh, SL Lee, SC Wong and L Lang

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P4

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Epidemiology of MRSA at the University of Geneva Hospitals

Authors: CM Fankhauser, J Schrenzel, D Pittet and S Harbarth

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P5

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Risk factors and colonization status of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among newly admitted newborns in neonatial intensive care unit

Authors: JH Choi, HK Ki and JS Jeong

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P6

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Prevalence and acquisition rate of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in internal medicine wards at the University Hospital of Geneva (HUG)

Authors: T Koessler, J Pasricha, V Camus, G Renzi, S Harbarth, J Schrenzel, A Perrier, D Pittet and A Iten

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P7

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Control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): the impact of active surveillance for MRSA in a non-acute hospital in Madrid (Spain)

Authors: C Bischofberger, L Garcia-Picazo, C Garcia-Gonzalez, M Alonso and Á Asensio

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P8

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MRSA surveillance in a Danish region

Authors: RA Leth, B Kristensen, LB Tønning and S Lomborg

Citation: BMC Proceedings 2011 5(Suppl 6):P9

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