Volume 4 Supplement 1

Abstracts from the 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2015)

Meeting abstracts

Edited by Didier Pittet, Stephen Harbarth and Andreas Voss

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

3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2015). Go to conference site.

Geneva, Switzerland16-19 June 2015

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Evaluation of the performance of a chlorhexidine gel containing CVC dressing in a clinical environment

Authors: T Karpanen, A Casey, T Whitehouse, P Nightingale, I Das and TS Elliott

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I1

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Structure-based optimization and discovery of novel 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as bacterial translation inhibitor with favourable metabolic fate

Authors: UP Singh, JK Srivastava and HR Bhat

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I2

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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In vitro evidence for the anti-staphylococcal activity of a cationic polymer compound–preliminary results

Authors: P François, C Landelle, A Arndt, E-J Bonetti, A Renzoni, D Pittet and S Harbarth

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I3

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Development of antimicrobial peptides for catheter-related bloodstream infectionprevention

Authors: TA Camesano, T Alexander and L Lozeau

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I4

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Investigation into combination of an antimicrobial peptide with existing antibiotics against antibiotic resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia coli

Authors: Y Hu, J Shallop, Y Liu and A Coates

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I5

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by zinc oxide nanoparticles in aqueous solution

Authors: A Maleki, M Ahmadi Jebeli, E Kalantar, H Daraei, B Davari and M Safari

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I6

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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QED disinfection of Ebola and drinking water in the developing world

Authors: T Prevenslik

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I7

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Infection prevention and patient safety improvement in developing countries thanks to sodium hypochlorite production devices

Authors: D von der Weid

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I8

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Use of an innovative colour-based personality-profiling (PP) tool to guide culture-change strategies among different healthcare worker (HCW) groups

Authors: L Grayson, N Macesic and C Xuereb

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I9

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Teaching good infection control practices with fun: impact of the serious game Flu.0

Authors: A-G Venier, S Marie, T Duroux, C Bervas and P Parneix

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I10

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Nurses’ self-improvement hand-hygiene compliance in a hospital ward: combining indoor location with gamification data presentation

Authors: LV Lapao, R Marques, J Gregorio and M Mira-da-Silva

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I11

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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The use of creative and humorous designs as vehicles for health education and infection control

Authors: SWL Soh

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):I12

Content type: Innovation academy presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Rapid molecular diagnosis using femA mecA real-time PCR for staphylococcal bacteraemia improves early appropriate antibiotic prescribing: a randomised clinical trial

Authors: S Emonet, PG Charles, S Harbarth, G Renzi, A Cherkaoui, M Rougemont and J Schrenzel

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O1

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Antimicrobial prescription behavior in 16 German intensive care units: room for improvement in pneumonia therapy

Authors: S Schneider, J Zweigner, F Schwab, M Behnke, E Meyer and P Gastmeier

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O2

Content type: Oral presentation

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Optimizing antimicrobial prescription through e-health: setting, dosing, timing and stewardship

Authors: C Palos, A Bispo, P Rodrigues, L França and M Capoulas

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O3

Content type: Oral presentation

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Preoperative prevalence of methicilline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in non-hospitalized population in the Netherlands during a 5-year period

Authors: V Weterings, D Arens, C Verhulst and J Kluytmans

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O4

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Clinical effectiveness of mupirocin for preventing S. aureus infections in non-surgical settings: a meta-analysis

Authors: R Nair, E Perencevich, A Blevins, M Goto, R Nelson and ML Schweizer

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O5

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of polyhexanide for topical decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers

Authors: C Landelle, E Von Dach, T Haustein, A Agostinho, G Renzi, A Renzoni, D Pittet, J Schrenzel, P François and S Harbarth

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O6

Content type: Oral presentation

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Evaluation of the efficacy of nasal application of silver sulfadiazine for decolonization of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals

Authors: LR Ferreira, MG Menegueti, GG Gaspar, MFI Silva, G David, NM Anselmo, MJF Gabriel, LM Sakamoto, R Martinez and F Bellissimo-Rodrigues

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O7

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Ten years of MRSA surveillance in Switzerland: similarities and differences with Europe

Authors: F Olearo, W Albrich, S Harbarth and A Kronenberg

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O8

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Secular trends of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) over a 14-year period

Authors: C Fankhauser, J Schrenzel, P Francois, D Pittet and S Harbarth

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O9

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Baseline evaluation of infection prevention and control (IPC) in the context of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in nine healthcare facilities in the city of Conakry, Guinea

Authors: A Diallo, M Diallo, Y Hyjazi, R Waxman and T Pleah

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O10

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Identifying infection prevention and control gaps in healthcare facilities operating in Rivers state during the EVD outbreak in Nigeria 2014

Authors: TJ Okwor, C Tobin-West, O Oduyebo, N Anayochukwu-Ugwu, O Adebola, F Shuaib, O Idigbe and F Ogunsola

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O11

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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IPC training in Sierra Leone- ICAN's role in fighting Ebola

Authors: S Mehtar and B Hakizimana

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O12

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Efficacy of chlorine solutions used for hand hygiene and gloves disinfection in Ebola settings: a systematic review

Authors: J Hopman, Z Kubilay, T Allen, H Edrees, D Pittet and B Allegranzi

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O13

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Burden for the infection control programme of a European hospital of getting prepared and treat a patient (PT) with Ebola virus disease (EVD)

Authors: A Iten, MN Charaïti, C Ginet, P Brennenstuhl and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O14

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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EBOLA in the Big Apple - how a single case paralyzed a city

Authors: ML Tapper

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O15

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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MOOCs (massive online open courses) as innovative tools in education in infection prevention and control: reflections from the first MOOC on Ebola

Authors: R Ruiz De Castaneda, A Valticos, D Pittet and A Flahault

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O16

Content type: Oral presentation

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Effectiveness of a hospital-wide educational programme for infection control to reduce the rate of healthcare associated infections and related sepsis (ALERTS)

Authors: S Hagel, K Ludewig, A Moeser, C Pausch, A Scherag, P Gastmeier, S Harbarth and FM Brunkhorst

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O17

Content type: Oral presentation

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Implementation of WHO multimodal hand hygiene (HH) improvement strategy to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) caused by multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumanii (MDRAB) at Siloam Hospitals Surabaya (SHBS), Indonesia

Authors: B Indah Mustikawati, N Syitharini, S Widyaningtyastuti and L Gunawan

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O18

Content type: Oral presentation

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Impact of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement intervention in a 1000-bed hospital in NE Thailand: a stepped wedge clustered randomized controlled trial

Authors: M Hongsuwan, P Srisamang, NPJ Day, D Limmathurotsakul and BS Cooper

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O19

Content type: Oral presentation

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Effectiveness after 5 years of the who hand hygiene promotion strategy to reduce health-care-associated infections at Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam

Authors: PT Hang, TTT Hang, DPP Anh, W Zingg and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O20

Content type: Oral presentation

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Multimodal hand hygiene program: twelve years of continuous improvement in the hospital

Authors: JY Kawagoe, AR Toniolo, CM Santos, CV Silva, FG Menezes, HF Castagna, MF Cardoso, P Gonçalves, LG Pontes and L Correa

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O21

Content type: Oral presentation

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Rates of central line associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in three Arabian Gulf countries; six-year surveillance study

Authors: HH Balkhy, A El-Saed, H Alansari, A Althaqafi, J Jameela, Z AL Maskari, A El Gammal, W Al Nasser, A AlJardani and SS Al-Abri

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O22

Content type: Oral presentation

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The epidemiology of vascular catheter-related bacteraemia outside ICUs in a tertiary care centre

Authors: A Hornero, P Saliba, E Shaw, R Escofet, D Garcia, C Ardanuy, F Tubau and M Pujol

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O23

Content type: Oral presentation

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Preventing central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections through implementation of a bundle intervention in the developing world: a quasi-experimental study

Authors: MG Menegueti, AM Laus, M Auxiliadora-Martins, GG Gaspar, KMM Ardison, OA Martins-Filho, A Basile-Filho and F Bellissimo-Rodrigues

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O24

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Longterm reduction rate in catheter related bloodstream infections after implementation of a new strategy

Authors: M Logar, M Prosen and T Lejko Zupanc

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O25

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Fitness of use of Biopatch® and Tegaderm^TM CHG for protecting central venous catheters and arterial lines in critically ill patients

Authors: P Eggimann, C Joseph and M-J Thévenin

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O26

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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There is an excess of surgical site infections in Argentina

Authors: RE Quirós

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O27

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Incidence of Propionibacterium acnes infection in orthopedic and trauma surgery

Authors: I Uckay, A Agostinho, C Landelle, E Coppens, G Cunningham and D Pittet

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O28

Content type: Oral presentation

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The effect of body mass index on the risk of surgical site infection

Authors: AP Meijs, SC de Greeff, MC Vos, SE Geerlings and MB Koek

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O29

Content type: Oral presentation

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Do different intraoperative glove practices reduce surgical site infections? A systematic review

Authors: C Landelle, Z Kubilay, N Damani, T Allen, SL Gans, D Pittet and B Allegranzi

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O30

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Reducing surgical site infections (SSI) in breast surgeries, including a newly identified risk for sentinel node biopsies

Authors: M Catlin, C Blue, R Thompson and A Nelson

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O31

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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A hygienic intervention program to decrease post-operative wound infections following CABG

Authors: B Lytsy, RPF Lindblom, U Ransjö and CL Swenne

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O32

Content type: Oral presentation

Published on: 16 June 2015
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Prevalence of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile colonization in tertiary hospital patients in Australia

Authors: L Furuya Kanamori, DL Paterson, TV Riley, NF Foster, C Huber, J Marquess, T Harris-Brown, S Havers, SJ McKenzie, L Yakob and AC Clements

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O33

Content type: Oral presentation

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Clostridium difficile infection in medical wards – a mathematical model

Authors: V Schechner, Y Carmeli and M Leshno

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O34

Content type: Oral presentation

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Clostridium difficile infection at a geriatric acute-care hospital in Switzerland between 2008 and 2014: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: D Pires, V Sauvan, V Zanichelli, V Prendki, J Reny, S Harbarth and B Huttner

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O35

Content type: Oral presentation

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The determinants of C. difficile infection in long-term care facilities: a portrait of patient- and facility-level factors across 90 care regions in the veterans affairs health care system

Authors: KA Brown, M Jones, F Adler, M Leecaster, K Nechodom, V Stevens, M Samore and J Mayer

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O36

Content type: Oral presentation

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US costs and outcomes associated with Clostridium difficile infections: a systematic literature review, meta-analysis, and mathematical model

Authors: ML Schweizer, R Nelson, M Samore, S Nelson, K Khader, H-Y Chiang, M Chorazy, L Herwaldt, D Diekema, A Blevins, M Ward and E Perencevich

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O37

Content type: Oral presentation

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Recurrence and mortality following treatment for Clostridum difficile infection with metronidazole or vancomycin

Authors: V Stevens, R Nelson, K Khader, M Jones, K Brown, M Samore and M Rubin

Citation: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2015 4(Suppl 1):O38

Content type: Oral presentation

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