APIC Annual Conference Abstracts

2010, 37th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2010)

2009, 36th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2009)

2008, 35th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2008)

2007, 34th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2007)

2006, 33rd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2006)

2005, 32nd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting (June 2005)


2011, 38th Annual Educational Conference & International Meeting


Article Title Author(s) Type Pages
APIC 2011 Abstracts

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages e1-e10)

Contents list

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e1-e10
Abstract Awards

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages e11-e12)

Miscellaneous

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e11-e12
Abstracts and Posters were submitted in two Different Formats

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page e13)

Miscellaneous

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Poster Abstracts

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page e14)

Miscellaneous

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Battling the Bugs: A Multi-Factorial Approach to Reducing Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in an Academic Teaching Hospital

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E15)

Mary M. McFadden, Holly White, Beth Christy, Candace Douglas Abstract

E15-E15
Surveillance for Carbapenem Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in a Large Tertiary Care Centre

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E15-E16)

Barbara Catt (Wilson), Victoria Williams, Sandra Callery Abstract

E15-E16
Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-Hospital Outbreak From a Community Source

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E16-E17)

Nancy A. Johnson, Sandy M. Simpkins, Precy Hipona, John R. Hamilton, David A. Stevens et al. Abstract

E16-E17
The Effectiveness of the Infection Control Program for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E17)

Hyun-Sook Koo, Joong-Sik Eom, Jae-Seok Kim Abstract

E17-E17
Storage Cabinet for Heat-Sensitive Encoscope Versus Morning Cycle: What is the Best Issue?

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E17-E18)

Marlene Richard, Lionel Pineau Abstract

E17-E18
Evaluation of a Storage Cabinet for Heat-Sensitive Endoscopes in Real Use Conditions

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E18-E19)

Marlene Richard, Lionel Pineau Abstract

E18-E19
Ability of Commercial Products to Clean High-Volume Dental Evacuation Tubing

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E19)

Charles Palenik Abstract

E19-E19
Comparative Efficacy of Commercially Available Alcohol-based Handrubs and WHO-Recommended Handrubs: Which is More Critical, Alcohol Content or Product Formulation?

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E19-E20)

Sarah Edmonds, David Macinga, Patricia Mays-Suko Abstract

E19-E20
In Vitro Skin Comparison of Alcohol and Non-Alcohol Hand Sanitizers

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E20-E21)

Amy Suiter, Peter Karanja, Jerry Newman, Daniel Klein Abstract

E20-E21
In vivo Efficacy of Novel Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs Utilizing the Standard Test Method ASTM E 2755 to Represent In-Use Conditions

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E21)

David R. Macinga, Sarah L. Edmonds, Collette Duley, Esther Campbell Abstract

E21-E21
Targeting High Touch Items Improves Patient Room Cleaning at a County Teaching Hospital

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E21-E22)

Thomas C. Button, Sylvia Trevino Abstract

E21-E22
Surveys Bedpan Management in the Netherlands (1990 & 2010) Progress in Correct Use of Washer Disinfectors

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E22-E23)

Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke Abstract

E22-E23
The Effect of Proper Cloth Saturation on Disinfection of High Touch Surfaces

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E23)

Cynthia J. Larson, Laurie Leder, Aaron Freeberg, Wendolyn Slattery Abstract

E23-E23
Terminal Cleaning of Hospital Bed Mattresses and Bedecks does not eliminate Bacterial Contamination

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E23-E24)

Edmond A. Hooker, Stephen D. Allen, Larry D. Gray Abstract

E23-E24
Pediatric Environmental Infection Prevention-Infancy to Adolescence

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Pages E24-E25)

Donna Peace Abstract

E24-E25
Evaluation of the Lower Flammability Limit of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Simulating Surgical Use of a Preoperative Preparation

June 2011 (Vol. 39 | No. 5 | Page E25)

Sally Bull, Stephane Levesque, Robert R. McCormack, Daryl S. Paulson Abstract

E25-E25