| Poster number |
Poster |
| 02 |
HIV associated Toxoplasmosis encountered in Neurosurgical practice in Sri Lanka |
| 07 |
Importance of knowledge assessment before the educational intervention on occupational safety and environmental health of percutaneous injuries(PI) for healthcare workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 14 |
Microbiological evaluation of UV disinfection effectiveness in a specialist cystic fibrosis clinic |
| 15 |
Decreasing prevalence of healthcare associated infections and increasing antimicrobial use in hospitals in the Netherlands
from 2007-2016 |
| 18 |
Challenging the six-hour recommendation |
| 28 |
Evaluation of an elastomeric pump device for the administration of continuous intravenous flucloxacillin in an inpatient setting |
| 32 |
Introduction of molecular CPE testing during a large OXA-48 outbreak |
| 33 |
Hand hygiene as a “gold standard” of infection control program in the neuro-icu |
| 34 |
What lies beneath: impact of an expanded screening program to control spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae |
| 36 |
Aseptic practice for peripheral cannulation-overcoming human factors |
| 37 |
Cg-MLST reveals a more differentiated transmission than MLST in a rise of VRE in a University Hospital |
| 42 |
In-vitro efficacy of carbapenem-loaded calcium sulfate beads against a series of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriacae |
| 43 |
Biofilm prevention and killing of Gram-positive bacterial pathogens involved PJI by antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads (ALCSB) in-vitro |
| 45 |
Assessing prescribing practices to monitor antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) following a period of increased incidence of Clostridium Difficile |
| 47 |
Patients at risk of invasive extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli disease: a systematic literature review |
| 48 |
One-year molecular surveillance of carbapenem-susceptible A. baumannii on a German intensive care unit: from diversity to clonality |
| 49 |
Early evaluation of a national Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) improvement collaborative |
| 50 |
An outbreak of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium in an nephrology department |
| 54 |
Hand hygiene compliance in primary care wards in Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District in Finland (years 2004-2005 and 2017) |
| 56 |
Reduction of residual protein on reusable surgical instruments using pre-treatment formulations |
| 58 |
Effect of soil on the efficacy of formulated and generic oxidizing disinfectants against biofilm |
| 61 |
Towards a fast and non-invasive detection of Superbugs |
| 62 |
Evaluation of a national observational hand hygiene auditing campaign to improve hand hygiene in Ireland. A retrospective time series analysis, 2009 – 2016 |
| 71 |
Resistance and virulence patterns in Gram negative and Gram positives rods isolated from the hospital environment in Bucharest, Romania |
| 72 |
Estimating the prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and MRSA bacteraemia in Care Homes in the East of England: April 2017 - March 2018 |
| 75 |
Screening for enteroviral meningitis in infants and children - is it useful in clinical practice? |
| 77 |
Analysis of the historical evolution of antimicrobial resistance in the main bacteraemia-causing organisms at MFT |
| 78 |
Extra-hospital stay and direct costs caused by multidrug resistant healthcare acquired infections |
| 80 |
Transmission of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium controlled by deep cleaning and enforcement of standard precautions
|
| 82 |
How to achieve a 50% reduction in healthcare associated Gram negative bloodstream infections (HA-GNBSIs) over 5 years |
| 83 |
Translating Surgical Site Infection policy into practice |
| 84 |
Risk factors for SSI after open heart surgery |
| 85 |
Reduction of Legionella pneumophila colonization in two hospital hot water networks after time flow taps installation |
| 87 |
Comparison of anolyte and chlorine dioxide for a continuous hot water disinfection in a nursing home |
| 89 |
Governmental surveillance systems for nosocomial outbreaks: a systematic literature review |
| 91 |
Antifungal stewardship in critical care: implementing a diagnostics-driven care pathway in the management of invasive candidiasis |
| 95 |
Reproducibility of three mortality review measures to assess the contribution of healthcare-associated infections to mortality |
| 97 |
A prospective, observational study reveals Hospital Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) to be a blind-treated, high mortality, hospital wide disease associated with cardio-respiratory comorbidity. |
| 98 |
Do root cause analyses have a role in quality improvement? How best to approach them? |
| 104 |
Evaluation of an ultraviolet C (UVC) light-emitting devicefor disinfection of high touch surfaces in hospital critical areas. |
| 105 |
Effectiveness of accelerated hydrogen peroxide cleaning-disinfection wipes and spray in reducing bioburden in the immediate surrounding area of patients in intensive care
|
| 108 |
Patient's role in the implementation of infection prevention and control guidelines: a scoping review |
| 110 |
A corporate leadership and management perspective on the implementation of guidelines on healthcare associated infections |
| 112 |
A pox on both your houses |
| 114 |
Escherichia coli bloodstream infection related to urinary tract infection associated with community- acquired pneumonia in elderly patients in Central Lancashire |
| 117 |
Challenges of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in Haemodialysis Patients |
| 121 |
Point prevalence survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaciae (CPE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) in adult inpatients in a University teaching hospital in the United Kingdom |
| 124 |
Validation of surgical site infection surveillance system data in São Paulo state, Brazil: development of a protocol |
| 131 |
Survey of nosocomial influenza in south-western Swiss hospitals during two seasonal epidemics
|
| 139 |
Seroprevalence of measles, mumps and rubella virus antibodies among healthcare personnel in Singapore |
| 140 |
Standardisation of practice through technology: the single patient infection prevention record for Wales |
| 142 |
Can 2 become 1? Novel innovative approach and solution to address GIRFT and Public Health England Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rates using existing technology |
| 149 |
Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy and agreement between four phenotypic carbapenemase detection methods using clinical enterobacteriaceae isolates at a diagnostic laboratory of Pakistan |
| 150 |
Improving hand hygiene compliance is it a charge nurse’s responsibility? |
| 153 |
Target on hand hygiene: educating infection control link nurses
|
| 155 |
‘Without getting in the way’: designing a decontamination intervention study to optimise sampling without impacting patient care
|
| 156 |
Epidemiology of hospital acquired bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: ten years of experience in a teaching hospital of northern Italy |
| 159 |
Ten years of surveillance and control of Klebsiella pneumoniae hospital acquired bloodstream infections: the experience from San Martino Policlinic Teaching Hospital in Genoa, North-West Italy |
| 160 |
Branding infection control link nurse in Finnish ICU
|
| 161 |
What is the Microbiome of the Human Home?
|
| 163 |
Improving patient management with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia – the evolution of a MSSA review group |
| 166 |
Biofilm growth on orthopedic implantable materials: static or dynamic condition what is the most appropriate methodological tools to study device-related infections? |
| 167 |
Patient education on transmission based precautions: a context assessment in a university hospital, São Paulo, Brazil |
| 168 |
Use of a rapid molecular test to detect Staphylococcus aureus environmental contamination during an outbreak
|
| 174 |
Primary care antibiotic prescribing practice for children under the age of five years and mothers’ attitudes to managing their child’s illness |
| 176 |
Double trouble |
| 178 |
Whole genome sequencing service for the investigation of healthcare-associated infection
|
| 183 |
Predictors of adverse outcomes of ICU-acquired sepsis in the Italian SPIN-UTI Network |
| 184 |
A unique approach to the development of resources for front-line healthcare workers |
| 186 |
THE IMPACT OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMME: ANALYSIS OF FLUOROQUINOLONES CONSUMPTION AND RESISTANCE RATES |
| 187 |
GRE Outbreak Management in University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust |
| 189 |
Risk on bacterial contamination of duodenoscopes and linear echoendoscopes is not age or wear and tear dependent: outcomes of two Dutch prevalence studies |
| 190 |
Gram-negative blood stream Infections (GNBSI): the first year of enhanced mandatory surveillance at a London teaching hospital |
| 193 |
The ‘gloves are off' – can we reduce inappropriate glove usage through an educational based intervention and risk assessment? |
| 194 |
Evaluation of the XenexGerm-Zapping RobotsTM device (XenexGZR) in the control of environmental contamination in an intensive care unit (ICU)
|
| 202 |
Fairy hand and the apprentice educating in hand washing at Cartoonia hospital |
| 204 |
Influence of staff behaviour on air quality in a conventionally-ventilated operating theatre during a simulated arthroplasty: a case study at the university hospital in Parma
|
| 211 |
Blood culture surveillance of Haemato-Oncology patients at the Beatson West of Scotland Oncology Centre |
| 219 |
Decontamination of sinks with acetic acid as the key intervention in the eradication of a long-term CPE epidemic in an intensive care unit |
| 220 |
Alternative types of sinks in the ICU to prevent CPE infections |
| 229 |
Let livestock-associated MRSA stay in the barn - a Danish e-learning program on veterinary infection prevention
|
| 231 |
Quantitative vs. qualitative fit testing. Why quantitative testing is the most secure and efficient method for fit testing tight-fitting respirators |
| 236 |
Guidelines for the prophylaxis & treatment of MRSA in the UK: 2018 update |
| 237 |
Effective management of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Baumanii (CRAB) outbreak (OXA 23/51) in a teaching hospital |
| 238 |
WeChat public platform-based intervention may improve health seeking behavior of tuberculosis among urban residents in China |
| 241 |
Identifying fast acting, surface cleansing products for the removal of pathogenic Candida auris |
| 246 |
Advanced prevention and Utilization of Foodborne disease using the Rapid inspection vehicle(MFDS Mobile Lab) in Korea |
| 250 |
Diagnostic stewardship implementation and impact of Filmarray Meningitis/ Encephalitis (FA-ME) panel in a tertiary care setting in Karachi, Pakistan |
| 251 |
Can whole genome sequencing identify vancomycin resistant enterococci transmission events in haematology inpatients? |
| 252 |
Dalbavancin use in lower limb revision arthroplasty patients |
| 253 |
Education to promote best practices and behaviours in infection prevention: the potential of the MOOC |
| 255 |
Infected sacral pressure sore and jerky movements in an elderly patient: don’t forget tetanus |
| 258 |
Antimicrobial stewardship of surgical patients in a district general hospital: the role of the audit process in improving outcomes |
| 263 |
The relationship between air and surface microorganisms in hospital wards: a systematic review |
| 265 |
Efficacy of low-dose valganciclovir for cmv prophylaxis post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) – a retrospective audit and review
|
| 269 |
Preliminary blood culture rapid identification and resistance targets determination using genmark dx® eplex® blood culture identification system improves sepsis management, aids early antimicrobial stewardship (ams) interventions and results in significant cost savings
|
| 270 |
No better than picking results out the blue - clinical diagnosis of flu |
| 271 |
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia associated with furosemide infusion for the treatment of decompensated heart failure
|
| 272 |
Keeping it brief so there’s no need to leaf: an Isolation Priority Scoring System on one page
|
| 279 |
Isolation bed days reduced by implementation of centralized rapid diagnostics for influenza virus
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