255 - Tackling Gram-Positive Infections in Health Care Settings

Moderator(s)

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  Molly Hale, MPH, CIC, FAPIC (she/her/hers)

  Manager, Infection Prevention
  Infection Prevention
  PeaceHealth
  Eugene, Oregon, United States
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  Michael Calderwood, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

  Chief Quality Officer
  Section of Infectious Disease and International Health
  Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
  Hanover, NH, United States

Presentations:

• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM US PT

  Impact of the infectious site infection with Staphylococcus aureus in Europe: results from the economics of the SALT study
  

  Presenting Author: Jon Salmanton-Garcia, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany

  Co-Author: Caroline Bruns, n/a – University Hospital Cologne

  Co-Author: Jule Rutz, n/a – University Hospital Cologne

  Co-Author: Markus Albertsmeier, n/a – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

  Co-Author: Juliane Ankert, n/a – University Hospital Jena

  Co-Author: Louis Bernard, MD/PHD – CHU TOURS

  Co-Author: Camille Bataille, n/a – Université Limoges

  Co-Author: Elodie Couvé-Deacon, n/a – Université Limoges

  Co-Author: María Fernández-Ferrer, n/a – Universitat Pompeu Fabra

  Co-Author: Jesús Fortún, n/a – Ramón y Cajal University Hospital

  Co-Author: Alicia Galar, PharmD, PhD – Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón

  Co-Author: Eva Grill, n/a – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich

  Co-Author: Thomas Guimard, MD – CHD VENDEE

  Co-Author: Jörg-Janne Vehreschild, n/a – University of Cologne

  Co-Author: Jannik Stemler, - – University Hospital Cologne

  Co-Author: Jan-Hendrik Naendrup, n/a – University of Cologne

  Co-Author: Jürgen Hampl, n/a – University of Cologne

  Co-Author: Bradly Tallon, n/a – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Co-Author: Rosanne Sprute, Dr. – University Hospital Cologne

  Co-Author: Juan Pablo Horcajada, PhD, MD, Msc – Hospital del Mar

  Co-Author: Joan Mollar-Maseres, n/a – La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital

  Co-Author: Patricia Muñoz, n/a – Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

  Co-Author: Mathias Pletz, n/a – University Hospital Jena

  Co-Author: Ferdinand Serracino-Inglott, n/a – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

  Co-Author: Alex Soriano, MD – Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

  Co-Author: Tim Vilz, n/a – University Hospital Bonn

  Co-Author: Harald Seifert, MD – Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne

  Co-Author: Oliver A. Cornely, Prof. Dr. – University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne

  Co-Author: Sibylle Mellinghoff, MD – University Hospital of Cologne

  Co-Author: Blasius Liss, n/a – Helios University Wuppertal

  Co-Author: Sebastian Wingen-Heimann, n/a – University Hospital Cologne
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM US PT

  The Association Between Contact Precautions for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonization and MRSA Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Rates in Los Angeles County Hospitals: Results of a Countywide Survey
  

  Presenting Author: Pam Lee, MD – Harbor UCLA

  Co-Author: Kelsey OYong, MPH, CIC – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  Co-Author: Zachary A. Rubin, MD (he/him/his) – Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

  Co-Author: Loren G. Miller, MD MPH – Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

  Co-Author: Deborah Kupferwasser, DrPH – Division of Infectious Diseases, the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM US PT

  Late Onset Invasive Group B Streptococcal Disease Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Identified Through Whole Genome Sequencing — Connecticut, 2020–2024
  

  Presenting Author: Matthew C. Lambert, MD (he/him/his) – Centers for Disease Control

  Co-Author: Sydney Jones, PhD – Centers for Disease Control

  Co-Author: Kelly Mueller, RN – Connecticut Department of Public Health

  Co-Author: Meghan Maloney, MPH – Connecticut Department of Public Health

  Co-Author: Neranjan Perera, PhD – Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory

  Co-Author: Kutluhan Incekara, MS – Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory

  Co-Author: Susan Petit, MPH – Connecticut Department of Public Health

  Co-Author: Veena Ramachandran, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Marissa Grossman, PhD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Amy Valderrama, PhD, RN – Centers for Disease Control

  Co-Author: Sopio Chochua, MD. PhD. – CDC

  Co-Author: Lesley McGee, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Co-Author: Benjamin Metcalf, PhD – Centers for Disease Control

  Co-Author: Stephanie Schrag, DPhil – CDC

  Co-Author: Lynn Sosa, MD – Connecticut Department of Public Health
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM US PT

  Impact of Universal Nasal Decolonization with an Alcohol-Based Nasal Antiseptic (ABNA) Versus Mupirocin on Infection Rates and Antimicrobial Utilization in Patients (Pts) Admitted to the Burn Service
  

  Co-Author: Arefa Bacchus, PharmD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

  Co-Author: Werner Bischoff, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Mary Banoub, PharmD, BCIDP, CPP – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

  Co-Author: Olivia Randazza, PharmD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

  Co-Author: Vera P. Luther, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: James R. Beardsley, PharmD – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: John C. Williamson, PharmD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

  Co-Author: Kristin Rebo, PharmD, BCCCP – Atrium Health Wake Forest Health

  Co-Author: Seth Garner, PharmD, BCCCP – Atrium Health Wake Forest Medical Center

  Co-Author: Michael E. DeWitt, MS – Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health/ Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  Presenting Author: Alex D. Taylor, PharmD (she/her/hers) – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM US PT

  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Impact of an Educational and Implementation Project in United States (US) Hospitals
  

  Presenting Author: Lisa L. Maragakis, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Medicine

  Co-Author: Melissa A. Miller, MD, MS – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  Co-Author: Leyi Lin, MD – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  Co-Author: Roy Ahn, MPH, ScD – NORC

  Co-Author: Kathleen Speck, MPH – Johns Hopkins

  Co-Author: Yue Gao, MPH – NORC

  Co-Author: Jennifer Titus, MPH – NORC at the University of Chicago

  Co-Author: Prashila Dullabh, MD – NORC at the University of Chicago