Volume 2 Supplement 1

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control: Abstracts from the 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013)

Meeting abstracts

Edited by Didier Pittet, Stephan Harbarth and Andreas Voss

Publication of this supplement has been funded by the International Consortium for Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC). The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.

2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013). Go to conference site.

Geneva, Switzerland25-28 June 2013

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P151: National action plan for the local production of alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene in Senegalese hospitals: situational analysis

Authors: D Faye, A Ndir, R Kande and B Ndoye

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P151

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P152: Reduction of the prevalence of cholera by observation of hand hygiene

Authors: T Koto, AT Ahoyo, J Akpovij, M Mensah, Fanou and O Binazon

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P152

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P153: The prevalence of infection among food vendors in Birim Central of Ghana, West Africa, using biological indicators

Authors: S Boison

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P153

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P154: Sanitize the vehicle

Authors: S Dudziak, E Bradshaw, L Joseph-Massiah and J Clark

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P154

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P155: Technologies to measure hand hygiene: examining the incorporation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) 5 moments

Authors: C Dawson

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P155

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P156: Ring wearing in healthcare settings: an evidence-based update

Authors: A Dyar and OJ Dyar

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P156

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P157: Face-touching: a frequent habit for self-inoculation of transmissible infections?

Authors: A Kwok and M-L McLaws

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P157

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P158: Posting a management dashboard improves behaviour in the OR

Authors: R Meinke, OT Reuthebuch, J Fassl, I Gisler, M Heiberger, M Seeberger, FS Eckstein and AF Widmer

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P158

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P159: The views of senior hospital managers on innovative strategies to improve hand hygiene adherence: a qualitative study

Authors: E McInnes and R Phillips

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P159

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P160: The enablers and barriers to introducing "bare below the elbows" for hand hygiene behaviors: an exploratory study

Authors: K McKay, R Shaban and E Coyne

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P160

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P161: Knowledge and perception toward hand hygiene among health- care workers in teaching hospital, Korea

Authors: EK Kim, MK Joo, SY Baik and SK Hong

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P161

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P162: Behavior and infection control/ influencing healthcare workers

Authors: PH Mishra

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P162

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P163: Patients for patient safety: translating anecdote to evidence base

Authors: M Murphy

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P163

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P164: Survey on patients’ perception of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention and control

Authors: RFY Chan, SC Fung, SW Chan, KY Chau, MY Yim, MC Li, OT Chau and YK Tze

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P164

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P165: Perception of health care employee related to handwashing practice and insertion of the patient in this context

Authors: MM Baraldi, C Santoro, C Scmitt, M Simoneti and C Lovatto

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P165

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P166: Improving children's and their visitors' hand hygiene compliance

Authors: D Lary, K Hardie and J Randle

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P166

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P167: The challenges of implementing patient participation in hand hygiene – results of a qualitative inquiry in the framework of a randomized controlled effectiveness trial

Authors: S Touveneau, L Clack, F Da Liberdade Jantarada, A Stewardson, M Schindler, M Bourrier, D Pittet and H Sax

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P167

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P168: Leadership styles of ward head nurses and implementation success – a qualitative inquiry in the framework of a mixed-method study on hand hygiene promotion through patient involvement

Authors: S Touveneau, L Clack, C Ginet, A Stewardson, M Schindler, M Bourrier, D Pittet and H Sax

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P168

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P169: Is patient participation useful to improve staff hand hygiene compliance in a geriatric hospital?

Authors: V Sauvan, Y Registe Rameau, L Pagani and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P169

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P170: Evaluation of knowledge and practices of hospital waste management in Nigeria: implications for the control of healthcare associated infections

Authors: E Okechukwu and A Onyenwenyi

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P170

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P171: Promoting European infection control / hospital hygiene core competencies (EIC/HHCC): a comparative analysis with related disciplines

Authors: S Brusaferro, BD Cookson, R Gallagher, P Hartemann, J Holte, S Kalenic, W Popp, GP Privitera, CV Santos, C Suetens, L Arnoldo, G Cattani and E Fabbro

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P171

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P172: Innovate and educate

Authors: M Lin

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P173: Effectiveness of a hospital-wide educational programme for infection control to reduce the rate of health-care associated infections and related sepsis (alerts) – first results

Authors: S Hagel, K Ludewig, J Frosinski, R Hutagalung, P Gastmeier, S Harbarth and FM Brunkhorst

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P173

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P174: A model for infection control collaboration among municipalities and 3 university hospitals in the capital region, Denmark

Authors: A-M Thye, D Mogensen and A-M Mikkelsen

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P174

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P175: A new training and assessment support of knowledge in hand hygiene: CD - ROM type quiz prepared by the Department of Health Bizerte

Authors: H Rhida, H Souilah, A Gzara, H Kammoun and I Dhaouadi

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P175

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P176: Thinking critically on the issue of hand hygiene: a case study of a clinical seminar, for nursing students, on the subject of infection control and prevention

Authors: I Livshiz Riven, N Hurvitz, A Kopitman, JL Reishtein, V Shor and R Nativ

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P176

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P177: Community-based learning: medical parasitology in pre-clinical year, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand

Authors: N Kaewpitoon, SJ Kaewpitoon, N Ueng-Arporn, P Wongkaewpothong, A Ngamnuan, T Olarnrachin, P Praphanpracha, K Rattanakereepun, N Namwichaisirikul, L Martrakul and V Vanapruek

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P177

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P178: The IPC program in West-Africa: how do you make it feasible and useful?

Authors: B Ndoye

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P178

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P179: Establishing a collaboration with industry to support HAI reduction

Authors: D Pittet, C Kilpatrick, E Kelley, B Allegranzi and S Bagheri-Nejad

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P179

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P180: The value of real-time sequence based information in surveillance of nosocomial viral infections

Authors: J Rahamat-Langendoen, M Lokate, A Friedrich and H Niesters

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P180

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P181: Confirming nosocomial legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection by sequence-based typing (SBT)

Authors: M Schousboe, DJ Harte and R Podmore

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P181

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P182: Detection of legionella pneumophila DNA from environment of hospitals

Authors: O Chubukova, O Kovalishena and A Blagonravova

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P182

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P183: A multi-pronged approach to unravel rhinovirus transmission in a children’s hospital: towards effective infection control

Authors: J Rahamat-Langendoen, M Ciccolini, E Schölvinck, A Friedrich and H Niesters

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P183

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P184: Production and efficacy testing of antimicrobial fabrics for use in hospitals

Authors: G Singh, JA Beddow, E Joyce and T Mason

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P184

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P185: The testing procedure of antimicrobial copper's Cu⁺ final product as a method of assurance and certification of its antimicrobial efficacy

Authors: P Efstathiou, E Kouskouni, K Karageorgou, Z Manolidou, S Papanikolaou, M Tseroni, E Logothetis, C Petropoulou and V Karyoti

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P185

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P186: Infection control plan management in primary care

Authors: I Neves, F Vieira, D Peres, I Devesa and V Alves

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P186

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P187: Harnessing the power of the mind to reduce healthcare associated infections - a cost effective approach in low resource settings

Authors: N Jaggi, P Nirwan, E Naryana and KP Kaur

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P187

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P188: Assessment model of hospital infection control programs: validation of measurement properties

Authors: RA Lacerda and CPR Silva

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P188

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P189: Development of on line continuous education programme in a tertiary care hospital of a developing country

Authors: S Singh

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P189

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P190: Surgical site infection surveillance system in São Paulo state, Brazil

Authors: DS Mello, MC Padoveze, G Madalosso, SA Ferreira and DBD Assis

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P190

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P191: Validation tool to improve SSI surveillance in Swiss hospitals

Authors: M-C Eisenring, S Kuster, H Sax and N Troillet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P191

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P192: Comparisons of procedure specific surgical site infection rates of a Turkish university hospital with Turkish national surveillance data

Authors: Y Gelebek, B Cinar, H Zengin, H Aytac, Z Bastug, Y Sardan, C Inkaya and S Unal

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P192

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P193: Nasal carriage of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in staff of the surgical services of CHU Sylvanus Olympio Lome-Togo

Authors: I Watéba, M Salou, D Ekouevi, D Dosseh, S Dossim, SD Tigossou, AY Dagnra and M Prince-David

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P193

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P194: Preoperative screening of patients – a small step for the hospital, a big step for epidemiology

Authors: A Moldovan, L Dobrin, I Cotoara, B Angheloiu, G Proca and B Moldovan

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P194

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P195: Orthopedic surgical infections caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria: integrative review of literature

Authors: RNT Turrini, MPF Azevedo and RA Lacerda

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P195

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P196: Post-neurosurgical meningitis

Authors: S Madan, R Soman and N Gupta

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P196

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P197: Futility of perioperative urinary analysis before elective total joint arthroplasty

Authors: I Uckay, L Pagani, C Bouvet, A Agostinho, P Hoffmeyer and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P197

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P198: Antimicrobial treatment for urinary tract infection (UTI) among patients having total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Authors: L Herwaldt, S Bailin, B Johannsson, N Noiseux, A Haleem and S Johnson

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P198

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P199: Clinical characteristics and therapeutic outcomes of hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Authors: MS Lee, KH Park, MH Jung and YS Kim

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P199

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P200: No need for initial broad-spectrum empiric antibiotic coverage after surgical drainage of orthopaedic implant infections

Authors: I Uckay, M Schindler, A Agostinho, P Hoffmeyer and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2013 2(Suppl 1):P200

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