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• • ·Table of Contents

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• Award Winners

  • ·Award Winners

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    Esquema Esquema

• Oral Abstracts

  • ·Are Contact Precautions Necessary to Reduce Transmission in Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Positive Patients?

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    Peggy Thompson, Jonathan Teter, Kimberly E. Atrubin

    
  • ·Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Healthcare Associated Infections in Critically Ill Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Nepal

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    Sailesh Kumar Shrestha, Pradeep Krishna Shrestha

    
  • ·Contamination of Reusable Electroencephalography Electrodes, a Multicenter Study

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    Nancy M. Albert, James Bena, Jack Runner, Shannon Morrison, Charlotte Ciudad, Karen Rice, Nowai Keleekai, Ellen Slifcak

    
  • ·Use of an Electronic Tool that Drives Quality Improvement in Endoscope Reprocessing

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    Eman Chami, Rebecca Washburn

    
  • ·Safe Injection Practices: Opportunities for Improvement in Ambulatory Care

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    Naomi Kuznets, Belle Lerner, Jan Davidson

    
  • ·Risk Factors Associated with Non-Mucosal Barrier Injury Central line Associated Blood Stream Infections in an Oncology Population

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    Kay Sams, Stacy Martin, Amy Patterson, Stephanie Carraway, Anna Spanolios, Margaret Wagnerowski, Kelly Morris, Susan Hartranft, Richard Reich

    
  • ·Creating Consensus: Ensuring Inter-Rater Reliability for Reporting Infections Using NHSN Surveillance Criteria

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    Lauren Farrell, Katie Williams, Lauren Satchell

    
  • ·Post-Discharge Surveillance of SSI in Bariatric Surgery

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    Cristiane Schmitt, Lais Silva, Icaro Boszczowski, Maria Clara Padoveze, Ligia Abraao, Marcia Baraldi

    
  • ·Moving the Science Forward: A Writers/Research Forum at the Chapter Level

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    Jeanette Harris, Patty Montgomery, Sara Podczervinski

    
  • ·Implementing Standard Infection Prevention Practices in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

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    Katherine Yohnke, Erik Dubberke, Ashleigh J. Goris

    
  • ·Identifying Opportunities for Targeted Interventions: Gaps in Endocavity Probe High-Level Disinfection Practices Across Healthcare Settings in Illinois

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    Ruth Belflower, Beverly Burt, Deb Patterson Burdsall, Diane Cullen, Elisa Hill, Gayatri Sanku, Julia Howland, Karen Trimberger, Mary Alice Lavin, Rose Marie Semar, Erica Runningdeer, Chinyere Alu, Massimo Pacilli, Stephanie Black, Rachel Stricof

    
  • ·Firestorm! Restoration of an Acute Care Hospital and Medical Offices Post Evacuation and Closure Due to Wildfire

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    Laura Hormel, Heather Titilah

    
  • ·Environmental and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination During Simulated Healthcare Activities

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    Rachel T. Weber, Linh T. Phan, Osayuwamen Edomwande, Charissa M. Fritzen-Pedicini, Susan C. Bleasdale, Rachael Jones

    
  • ·Adherence to Protocols by Healthcare Workers and Self-Contamination During Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment

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    Myeong-a Lee, Kyungmin Huh, Jongsuk Jeong, Eunsil Choi, Jong Rim Choi, Sun Young Cho, Doo Ryeon Chung

    
  • ·The Association Between Seropositivity and Self-Reported History of Varicella and Measles: Can We Rely on Self-Reported History?

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    Linda Shin, Jong Rim Choi, Kyungmin Huh, Bo Ra Kim, Kyunghwan Hyun, Eun Suk Kang, Sun Young Cho, Doo Ryeon Chung

    
  • ·Standardizing Urinary Catheter Care and Maintenance in the Intensive Care Unit

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    Cassandra J. Mueller, Wendy J. Castagno

    
  • ·Chasing Zero Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) through Implementing a Novel Female External Urine Collection Device in a Tertiary Academic Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)

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    Terrie Beeson, Carmen Davis, Kathleen M. Vollman

    
  • ·Culture of Culturing: Utilizing an Order Set to Effectively Foster Urine Diagnostic Stewardship in Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Catheters

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    Emily Church, Courtney Bellos Neves, Jamie Moran

    
  • ·Frequently Identified Infection Prevention and Control Gaps in Critical Access Hospitals

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    Margaret Drake, Regina E. Nailon, Kate Tyner, Sue Beach, Teresa Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Lyden, Mark Rupp, Michelle Schwedhelm, Maureen Tierney, Muhammad Salman Ashraf

    
  • ·A Sterile Clean Room Mitigation Plan for the Infection Preventionist

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    Lisa K. Sturm, Lynn Eschenbacher, Shewan Aziz, Mohamad Fakih

    
  • ·Implementation of an Algorithm to Reduce Inappropriate Clostridium difficile (C. Difficile) Testing to Decrease Hospital Onset (HO) LabID Events

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    Lynn Pepin, Kathryn R. Galvin, Amanda Lester

    
  • ·Clostridium difficile Infections: Our Journey Toward Zero Using a Multi-Pronged Collaborative Approach

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    Susan Steeves, Nancy C. Vallande

    
  • ·Evaluation of Need for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Reflex Testing

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    Tasha M. Turner, Jeanne Yegge, Katherine Yohnke, Janice Setzer, Ashleigh J. Goris

    
  • ·Implementing Inter-Professional Approach to Decrease the Incidence of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) House-Wide in a Large Academic Medical Center

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    Rashida Khalid, Martha Long, Benard C. Camins, Rachael A. Lee

    
  • ·Incidence of Midline Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Five Acute Care Hospitals

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    Nancy J. Hogle, Krystal Balzer, Barbara Ross, William G. Greendyke, Lorelle Wuerz, E. Yoko Furuya, Matthew Simon, David Calfee

    
  • ·Breast Tissue Expander Infections Post-Access Can Be Prevented Utilizing Best Practices for Saline Expansion

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    Heather M. Saunders, Meg Bernstein, Donna Fellerman, Laura Lewis, Michelle A. Manahan, Gedge D. Rosson, Clare Rock, Justin M. Sacks, Charalampos Siotos, Jill Stone, Polly Trexler, Lisa L. Maragakis

    
  • ·Measles! Responding to a Community Outbreak as Part of an Integrated Health System

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    Amy Priddy, Karoline Sperling

    
  • ·Enteral Medication as the Source of a Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Outbreak in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients

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    Emily Singeltary, Ibukunoluwa Akinboyo, Anna C. Sick-Samuels, Mary Elizabeth Griffith, Aaron Milstone, Judith Ascenzi, Karen C. Carroll, James Fackler

    
  • ·Infection Control Measures in Healthcare Facilities Amidst a Community Outbreak of Mumps

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    Thi Dang, Diana Cervantes, Heidi Honza

    
  • ·Outbreak of Bacterial Septic Arthritis Infections Associated with Intra-Articular Injections- New Jersey 2017

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    Jason Mehr, Kathleen Ross, Barbara Carothers, Barbara Montana, Edward Lifshitz, David Henry, Shereen Naqvi, Eric Adler, Lisa DiFedele, Lisa McHugh, Rebecca Greeley

    
  • ·Identifying Acceptable and Feasible Infection Control Interventions for Nipah Encephalitis Outbreaks in Bangladesh

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    Shahana N./A. Parveen, Emily S. Gurley, Hossain M.S. Sazzad, Rebeca Sultana, M. Saiful Islam, Barbara Knust, Ute Stroeher, Ilana J. Schafer, Stephen P. Luby, Shua J. Chai

    
  • ·Public Health and Hospital Collaboration Leads to Swift and Effective Containment Response to Novel Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

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    Nailah Smith, Tracey Woodard, Thomas R. Talbot, Kathie Wilkerson, Pamela Talley, Marion A. Kainer

    
  • ·A Statewide Approach to Coordinating Use of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention Funds

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    Candi Shearen, Camella Rossiter, Sarah Brinkman, Susan Klammer, Janet Lilleberg, Jean I. Rainbow

    

• Poster Abstracts

  • ·Validating Antibiotic Stewardship Programs with Infection Control Assessments

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    Erica J. Washington, Andrea Salinas

    
  • ·An Ounce (or Milligram) of Prevention? Optimizing Peri-Operative Antibiotic Use to Prevent Sepsis in US Adult (18?+?Year-Old) Surgical Inpatients: Data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report

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    Darryl Gray

    
  • ·Antimicrobial Resistance in Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: A Targeted Literature Review of Epidemiology and Outcomes

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    Smeet Gala, Sneh Ringwala, Caitlin Asjes

    
  • ·Risk Factors of Metichillin-Resistant Stapylococcus Aureus Colonization in a Japanese Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Nested Case-Control Study

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    Michitsugu Shimatani, Kenta Kuzuhara, Kunio Yano

    
  • ·Designing a Custom Interactive Tool to Improve Active Surveillance of Microbiology Culture Results

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    Brendan Bettinger, Thérèse Mirisola

    
  • ·Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Screening in Patients with Healthcare Exposure Outside the United States: Practices in Acute Care Facilities in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota

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    Medora Witwer, Annastasia Gross, Ginette Dobbins, Melissa L. Anacker, Paula Snippes Vagnone, Ruth Lynfield

    
  • ·Burden of ESBL in Patients with Bloodstream Infection due to Enterobacteriaceae from an Asian Tertiary Hospital

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    Yong Yang, Ban Hock Tan

    
  • ·Implementation of the Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship in Long-Term Care Facilities

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    Colleen Roberts, Katherine Buechel, Kelley Tobey, Christopher Evans, Pamela Talley, Marion A. Kainer

    
  • ·Poin Prevalence Surveys of Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Tertiary Hospital

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    Marco Golfera, Fabrizio Toscano, Gabriele Messina, Daniele Lenzi, Angelarita Tinturini, Simonella Brandani, Barbara Rita Porchia, Maria Francesca De Marco

    
  • ·Determine the Effectiveness of a Pharmacist Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on C.difficile Infections in Skilled Nursing Facilities

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    Christian Cheatham, Monica Leriger, Jose Pinon, Matthew F. Wack

    
  • ·Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (ABU) Promotes Inappropriate Antibiotic Usage which Increases Clostridium Difficile and Antimicrobial Resistance

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    Stacey M. Lang

    
  • ·Two Novel Biomimicry Surfaces that Prevent Microbe Accumulation in the Presence of Organic Soil

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    Matthew Hardwick, Amy Blakeley, Linda Lybert

    
  • ·The Missing Link with a Path Less Traveled: Incorporating an Aggressive Nursing Strategy in Antimicrobial Stewardship

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    Cindy Hou, Donna Cybulski, Marianne Kraemer, Nikunj Vyas, David Condoluci

    
  • ·Infections in a Tertiary Referral Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Rwanda

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    Jean Paul Mvukiyehe

    
  • ·Reviewing All Clostridium difficile Orders Reduces Inappropriate Testing

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    Lindsay M. Castro, Rebecca L. Ragar, Gretchen Ange, Mark Marshall, Lynn M. Carosella, Patricia Gray

    
  • ·A Statewide Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative: Findings in the First Year

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    Cindy Hou, Shannon Davila, Lauren Rava, Marianne Kraemer, David Condoluci

    
  • ·Antimicrobial Stewardship: The Journey to Decrease Clostridium Difficile

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    Renee J. O'Daniel

    
  • ·Sterile Processing Department Expansion Into a Medical Office Building to Support Safe Device Reprocessing

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    Silvera K. Ford, Sidonie Moses, Ashley Horrell, Mark Shaw, Shelley Zell, Mark Walterbach, Komron Rustamov, Jordan Tittel

    
  • ·Continued Success with Ultra Violet Light Disinfection—Making the Case for Reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections

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    Susan P. Hanrahan, Chad Haraschak

    
  • ·High-Level Disinfection: Exploring the Nooks and Crannies

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    Crystal Heishman

    
  • ·Impact of an Audit and Feedback Program on Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection in Critical Access Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities

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    Regina E. Nailon, Jon Nguyen, Kate Tyner, Philip Carling, Teresa Micheels, Caitlin Pedati, Mark Rupp, Michelle Schwedhelm, Maureen Tierney, Muhammad Salman Ashraf

    
  • ·Quick and Effective Disinfection of Hospital Rooms after Discharge of Patients

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    David W. Stroman, Brandi Whiteley, Stella M. Robertson, Michael L. Stoltz, Rodney E. Rohde

    
  • ·Persistent Virucidal Activity in Novel Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Formulation for Potential Use Against Norovirus Outbreaks

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    Stephen Hsu, Douglas Dickinson, Nicole Widjaja, Xueling Shao

    
  • ·What are the Gaps in Reprocessing and Sterilization Practices in Illinois Healthcare Settings? A Summary of Observations in 56 Illinois Settings, 2016-2017

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    Karen Trimberger, Ruth Belflower, Beverly Burt, Diane Cullen, Elisa Hill, Julia Howland, Mary Alice Lavin, Gayatri Sanku, Rose Marie Semar, Rachel Stricof

    
  • ·Antimicrobial Handwashes: The Importance of Evaluating Efficacy Against Clinically Relevant Microorganisms

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    Jessica C. Albright

    
  • ·Utilizing Visual Cues to Simplify the High-Level Disinfection Decision Process

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    Paula Fritsch, Jared Sutton, Clinton Holder

    
  • ·Conducting a Risk Assessment of Outpatient Clinic Settings for Appropriate High Level Disinfection and Sterilization Processes

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    Laura Bardowski, Grace Barajas, Diane Cullen, Radhika Mehta, Christina Silkaitis

    
  • ·Novel Non-Antimicrobial Soap Developed to Improve Skin Cleansing for Healthcare

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    Amanda Copeland, Todd J. Cartner, Christopher Rulison

    
  • ·Smartphone or Crossphone: Contamination at Hand

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    Giuseppe Spataro, Sandra Burgassi, Gabriele Cevenini, Nicola Nante, Marco Tani, Gabriele Messina

    
  • ·Effectiveness and Bioburden of Microfiber Mops Used to Clean Healthcare Environmental Surfaces

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    K. Mark Wiencek

    
  • ·Microbiological Safety of Neonatal Incubators in Hospital Settings

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    Mattia Fattorini, Sandra Burgassi, Rosa Maria Rita Cardaci, Daniele Lenzi, Giuseppe Buonocore, Klaus Peter Biermann, Gabriele Cevenini, Gabriele Messina

    
  • ·Markers, Erasers, and Germs, Oh My!

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    Ericka L. Kalp, Ruth Freshman, Norma Montoy, Susan Bloomfield Shorb

    
  • ·Risk Factors Associated with Cesarean Section Infections

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    Marko Predic, Stefanie Buchanan

    
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  • ·Thinking Outside the Room: A Setting-Specific Model for Isolation Precautions in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

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    Mary Ellen Hatch, Sara Whelan, Elissa J. Charbonneau

    
  • ·Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections and Mucosal Barrier Injury Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infections: Results from a Quality-Improvement Project in a Hematology-Oncology Unit

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    May M. Riley, Judith Berry-Price, Lisa Jafari, Theresa Latchford

    
  • ·Beyond Hospital Walls, Improving Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings

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    Mary Jane Dunn, Kimiko L. McCulloch

    
  • ·Baseline Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

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    Tasha M. Turner, Jeanne Yegge, Katherine Yohnke, Ashleigh J. Goris, Janice Setzer

    
  • ·Predicting Viral Infection Risks and Optimizing Hygiene Protocols Using a Modeling Approach

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    Amanda M. Wilson, Kelly A. Reynolds, Robert A. Canales

    
  • ·Spinal Fusion Surgical Site Infections at an Acute Care Hospital: A Case Control Study

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    Tasha M. Turner, Shannon Kavish, Jeanne Yegge, Katherine Yohnke, Ashleigh J. Goris, Janice Setzer

    
  • ·How Well Do Infection Preventionists Understand and Apply the National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance Definitions?

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    Jennifer Adams, Teri Mauldin

    
  • ·Interruptions Impede Hand Hygiene Performance

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    Nancy A. Johnson, Carolyn H. Brown, Mark Garibaldi

    
  • ·Using Visual Management Tools to Drive Practice Changes

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    Miranda S. Grant, Jennifer L. Conrad

    
  • ·The Neverending Story: Infection Preventionist Responsibility for Surveillance System Development

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    Rebecca L. Ragar, Gretchen Ange, Malia Simmons, Leslie Pitzen, Patricia Gray

    
  • ·Assessment of Surgical Site Infection Rate Detected by Two Different Methods of Post-Discharge Surveillance in Brazil

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    Sarita Scorzoni Lessa, Lanuza Duarte, Daiane Cais, Bianca Grassi, Maria Luiza Moura, Juliana Nunes, Gabriela Coito

    
  • ·Reduction of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBI) Rates After Implementation of 2% Gluconate-Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Wipes (CHG Wipes) Daily Bathing in a Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)

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    Martina Pellice Arino, Olga Rodriguez, Isabel Fortes, Silvia Valls, Ma Lejara, Manel Almela, Juan Ambrosioni, Jose Antonio Martinez, Alejandro Soriano, Elisa De Lazzari, Ana Del Rio

    
  • ·Cesarean-Section Surgical Site Infection At-A-Glance Tool

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    Lilly M. Guardia-LaBar, Amal Johnson, Alice Blackman

    
  • ·Dirty Ambulances; Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Bioluminescence Measurement in the Surveillance of Ambulance Cleanliness

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    Mitchell W. Butterbaugh, Marshall Washick, Keith Wesley

    
  • ·Garbage In, Garbage Out—Unreliability of Medical Records as a Possible Underlying Problem Contributing to Inaccuracies of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections in the Burn Intensive Care Unit

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    April McDougal, Herminia Pua, Jorge P. Parada

    
  • ·Laboratory Confirmed Primary Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Cancer

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    Jinhong Lee

    
  • ·Implementing Electronic Surveys for Post Discharge Surgical Site Infection Surveillance in the Ambulatory Setting

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    Veronica Mataprasad, Janet Haas, Lara Lechtenberg, Svetlana Kerman, Darshan Shinde

    
  • ·Need For Better Clostridium difficile Lab Stewardship: Missed Opportunities and Inappropriate Testing as Potential Sources of Hospital-Onset Clostridium difficile Misclassification

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    Louise Lie, Abigail Silva, Jorge P. Parada

    
  • ·Inpatients Are Not Only at Risk. Comprehensive Surveillance for Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) in the pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Population

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    Leeanne M. VanRootselaar, Vanessa Slobogian, Joseph Vayalumkal, Victor Lewis

    
  • ·Exploratory Analysis of Nurse Driven Testing for Clostridium Difficile Infection

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    Cara Cannon, Linda McKinley, Katherine Matteson, Nasia Safdar, Christopher Crnich

    
  • ·Enhancing Infection Prevention Influence with a Social Media Application

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    Donna Lee, Georgine Kruedelbach, Jayne Larkin, Tanya Maxwell, Darlene Salamone, Ryan Burroughs, Mustafa Abdulali

    
  • ·Hand Hygiene Campaigns in a Private Hospital in São Paulo: Unconventional Approaches for Better Results

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    Raisa Beatrice Mourão Novo, Diana Teixeira Franca, Marcelle Rocha, Glaucia Fernanda Varkulja, Marcelle Rocha

    
  • ·Reducing Blood Culture Contamination by an Educational Intervention with a Simple Procedure Sheet at an Acute Care Hospital

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    Naoko Suzuki, Masao Katayama

    
  • ·Factors Influencing the Competency of Certified Nurses in Infection Control (CNIC) in Japan

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    Kazumi Kawakami, Hanako Misao

    
  • ·Feedback Intervention with an Automated Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Improves Hand Hygiene Performance

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    Lori D. Moore, Jeff Quinn, Robert Pelz

    
  • ·Infection Prevention Workforce Characteristics in the VA: Results of a National Infection Prevention Needs Assessment Survey

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    Linda McKinley, Julie Keating, Chidi Obasi, Mary Jo Knobloch, Jackson Musuuza, Nasia Safdar

    
  • ·Multifaceted Bundle Interventions in Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events (VAEs) in the ICU

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    Nadia Jagnatnarain

    
  • ·Disease Transmission Occurs Most Often When the Perceived Risk is Inconsistent

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    Miranda S. Grant, Jennifer L. Conrad

    
  • ·“I Didn't Know You Did That?” - A Comprehensive Infection Prevention & Control Observation Program

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    Hillary Hei, Sarah A. Smathers, Julia S. Sammons, Susan E. Coffin

    
  • ·Identifying Risks and Developing an Infection Control Plan for Ambulatory Care Settings

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    Christine Zirges, Elaine Allrich

    
  • ·Training Program Combined with Educationally Labeled, One-Layer Insertion Kit and Standardized Maintenance Protocol to Reduce Catheter Acquired Urinary Tract Infections

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    Kelly R. Goetschkes, Michelle Linderman, Megan Novero

    
  • ·CAUTI Reduction Observed During Development of Nurse Driven Protocol for Foley Catheter Removal

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    Theresa M. Haley

    
  • ·Impact of the Use of Ultraviolet Robots on the Rates of Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection Rates

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    Fibi Attia, Cynthia Whitener, Kathleen Julian, Scott Mincemoyer, Justin Houck, Kristofer Miller, Rahn Snyder

    
  • ·A Novel Solution to Prevent Blood Culture Contamination Using an Engineered Passive Blood Diversion Device

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    Jared Sutton, Paula Fritsch, Marybeth Moody, Kesha Dinaro, Clinton Holder

    
  • ·Immediate Feedback Yields Immediate Impact: Results of an Individual-Based Electronic Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring System on Healthcare Worker Behavior

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    Cheryl Littau, Bruce White

    
  • ·Soap Usage Rates in Patient Rooms Are Similar, Whether a Touch-free or Manual Dispenser is Installed

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    Kathleen Burzycki

    
  • ·Development of Novel Hygiene Monitoring System Based on the Detection of Total Adenylate (ATP+ADP+AMP)

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    Mikio Bakke, Shigeya Suzuki, Erina Kirihara, Shigeru Mikami

    
  • ·Validation Study for Automated Cleaning System Effectiveness

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    Leanne Mikielski, Kathy Mrozinski

    
  • ·The Impact on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates Following the Introduction of a Closed System Transfer Device in Oncology Units

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    Josephine Fox, Kathleen Rensing, Ashley Rumsey, Lydia Grimes, Rebecca Rojek, Erik Dubberke, David Warren, Jennie Mayfield

    
  • ·Evaluation of Disinfectants/Wiping Substrates Combinations to Inactivate Staphylococcus Aureus on Formica Coupons

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    Elizabeth L. Brown, Karthik Dhanireddy, Renee Boyer, Joe Eifert, Calvin M. Waldron, Peter Teska

    
  • ·What is the Impact of Introducing Barrier Pillows Into a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia?

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    Bassel Molaeb

    
  • ·Keeping Your Head Above Water: Standardizing Remediation and Restoration Following Water and Sewer Infrastructure Failures

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    Deborah A. Fry, Terry L. Burger, Sarah K. Rinker

    
  • ·Investigation on Appropriate Drip Infusion Time of Peripheral Parental Nutrition Containing Amino Acids for Preventing Bacillus Cereus Bloodstream Infection

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    Arufumi Shiota, Hiroki Watanabe, Nobuhiro Asai, Yusuke Koizumi, Mao Hagihara, Miki Sakata, Ai Kurumiya, Tomoko Takahashi, Yuki Muramatsu, Yukiko Kato, Yuka Yamagishi, Hiroshige Mikamo

    
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  • ·Guidelines Versus Measurements in Real Setting: Modelling Microbial Airborne Contamination and Air Flow in Operating Theaters

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    Niccolò Vonci, Giuseppe Spataro, Maria Francesca De Marco, Nicola Nante, Gabriele Cevenini, Gabriele Messina

    
  • ·The Impact of Clutter on Healthcare Acquired Infections in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

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    Diane Cullen, Yolanda Thomas

    
  • ·Efficiency Performing Construction and Renovation Infection Control Risk Assessments Electronically

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    Linda J. Grupa, Megan Meller

    
  • ·Using Enrichment Broth to Culture Clostridium Difficile From Environment and Reduce Infection Rate

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    ShihYin Yen, ChenChun Kuo, FuChieh Chang, ChinChen Lin, ChangPan Liu

    
  • ·Personal Protective Equipment Doffing Practices of Health Care Workers

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    Linh T. Phan, Donna C. Moritz, Rachel T. Weber, Susan C. Bleasdale, Rachael Jones

    
  • ·Implementation of a Staphylococcus Aureus Screening and Decolonization Program in a Pediatric Congenital Heart Center

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    Jacqueline White, Tiffany Dogan, Jennifer Sweeney, Amanda Valyko, Terri Stillwell

    
  • ·Increasing Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Coverage in Los Angeles County Hospitals

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    Talar Kamali

    
  • ·What a Difference Physician Engagement Can Make!

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    Kimberly E. Atrubin, Danielle Fontenot, Peggy Thompson, Brad Johnson

    
  • ·Sustained Reduction of Catheter Associated Urinary Track Infection (CAUTI) Rate in a Long-Term Acute Care Setting (LTAC)

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    Maureen Bunch

    
  • ·A Model for Standardizing Infection Prevention Policies

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    Grace Barajas, Cathy Paulus, Lorene Loyal, Laura Bardowski, Kristine Murphy, Christina Silkaitis

    
  • ·One Year CAUTI Free: A Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach to Reducing CAUTI in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

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    Jessica L. McClusky

    
  • ·Engagement of Frontline, Implementation of a Novel Needleless Connector Results in Dramatic Decrease in Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections. Zero is Achievable!

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    Amy S. McCombs, Heather Cisar

    
  • ·Unit-Based Just-in-Time Coaching Significantly Improves Hand Hygiene Compliance

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    Ayat Abuihmoud, Cynthia Koehn, Shruti B. Patel, Dominique Wright, Mary Lomma, Kathleen Fujiu, Kevin R. Smith, Jorge P. Parada

    
  • ·The Power Infection Preventionists Have to Reduce Urinary Tract Infections Through Engaged Audits of Indwelling Catheter Clinical Reasons

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    Juan P. Giraldo, Kimberly Holtz

    
  • ·Does Including Front Line Staff in Root Cause Analyses Reduce the Incidence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections?

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    Jami Graziano-Husser, Mandy Bodily-Bartrum, Margaret J. Holm

    
  • ·A Multimodal Approach to Reduce Vascular Access Infection in an Outpatient Dialysis Unit in Brazil

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    Robert M. Cooney, Paul Becherer, Nisha Minickam, Liza Greg, Zena Farkas, Louanne M. Shea, Wanda Shade

    
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    Lynn Pepin

    
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• Author Disclosures

  • ·AJIC Disclosures

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  • ·The following authors have nothing to disclose

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• Future APIC Annual Conference Dates and Locations

  • ·Future APIC Annual Conference Dates and Locations

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