Session: Diagnostic Microbiology (IDWeek 2012 Meeting)

145	Efficacy of 0.5% Chlorhexidine in 70% Alcohol in Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates in a Resource Limited Setting Purnima Parthasarathy, MBBS, American Boards in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases ; Jijo John, Bachelors in Nursing

146	Impact of Electronic Medical Record on Time from Positive Blood Culture Report to Initiation of Treatment Arash Heidari, M.D. ; Ali Daneshvari, M.D. ; Nooshin Lotfi, M.S. ; Singh Sukhbir, MS4 ; Anita Chadha, MS4 ; Bahareh Ghafarizadeh, M.D. Posters Heidari_Poster_146_KMC_IDSA_2012.pdf (1.2 MB)

147

Rapid, Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Pathogens Causing Bloodstream Infections
Sergey Dryga, PhD, MBA ; Lisa-Jo Clarizia, PhD ; Edward Adams, PhD ; Thearith Ung, PhD ; Doug Standridge ; Stephen Springer ; Amena Rashid ; Stephen A. Young, PhD ; Jessica Underwood ; Michael Davila ; Alexandra Barr ; Madgalena Torrance ; Colin Dykes, PhD ; Victor Esch, PhD

Posters

ID Week 2012 Poster LC Final.pdf (139.4 kB)

148	Comparison of the VersaTREK and Bactec Continuous Monitoring Blood Culture Systems for the Detection of Fastidious Bacterial Isolates in Blood Cultures Tami Mackey, MT(ASCP) ; Blake Buchan, PhD Posters Trek_fastidious_orgs_poster_IDWeek_2012_092512.pdf (725.2 kB)

149	Minimizing Blood Culture Contamination Rates by Standardizing Sample Collection and Processing Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD ; Edward Truemper, MD, MS, FAAP ; Brenda Heybrock, RN, CIC ; Amy Phillips, MSN, APRN-CNS, CCRN ; Cheryl Calabro, BSN, RN, CPN ; Nancy Cornish, MD

150	Utility of Surveillance Blood Cultures in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Sameeh Ghazal, MRCPCH, ABP ; Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH ; Michael Stevens, MD, MPH ; Michael Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA, FIDSA, FSHEA

151

Emergence of Polymyxin B Resistant (PolB-R) Enterobacteriaceae (EB) in Colombia
Victor M Blanco, MD ; Maria F. Mojica, MSc ; Juan J Maya, MD ; Adriana Correa, MSc ; Elsa De la Cadena, BS ; Laura J. Rojas, MSc ; Fernando Rosso, MD ; Jhon A Alzate, MD ; Ana Maria Bedoya, MD ; Marta Vallejo, MD ; Ruben Camargo, MD ; Johanna Osorio, MD ; Agustin Vega, MD ; Carlos Alvarez, MD ; Paola Rojas, MD ; Henry Mendoza, MD ; Henry Oliveros, MD ; John Quinn, MD ; Maria V. Villegas, MD, MSc

Posters

Poster 151 Villegas MV.pdf (7.0 MB)

152	Predicting Antibiotic Susceptibility for Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates from Whole Genomic Data Nicole Stoesser, BA MBBS ; Elizabeth Batty, PhD ; David Eyre, BM, BCh ; Peter Donnelly ; A. Sarah Walker, PhD ; Derrick Crook, MB, BCh ; Tim Peto, MB BS, DPhil

153	New Delhi Metallobetalactamase-1 Mediated Carbapenem Resistance among Gram Negative Bacteria in a University Teaching Hospital Uma Sekar, MBBS, DCP, MD ; Shanthi Mariappan, MBBS, MD ; Arunagiri Kamalanathan, MSc ; Sekar Balaraman, MBBS, MD Posters 6ft x 3ft Poster (1).jpg (1.0 MB)

154	Retrospective study of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae cases at UCLA Health System April M. Bobenchik, PhD. ; Daniel Z. Uslan, MD, MS ; Carmen L. Giltner, PhD. ; Romney M. Humphries, Ph.D.

155	In Vitro Susceptibility of Minocycline Against Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by E-test Asma Lat, PharmD ; Susan Whittier, PhD ; Kelly Wright, PharmD

156

Changes in Diagnostic Methods Used by Clinical Laboratories to Detect Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Infections�FoodNet, 2007�2012
Rajal K. Mody, MD, MPH ; Carlota Medus, PhD, MPH ; Jennifer Huang, MPH ; Mary Patrick, MPH ; Alicia Cronquist, MPH ; Kathryn Wymore, MPH ; Sharon Hurd, MPH ; Nancy L. Spina, MPH ; Olga Henao, PhD, MPH ; Patricia M. Griffin, MD

Posters

ModyR_IDSA_2012_FINAL.pdf (292.9 kB)

157	Comparison of Oropharyngeal Cultures to Endotracheal Aspirates as a Surveillance Method for Acinetobacter baumannii Paula Strassle, BS ; Kerri Thom, MD, MS ; J. Kristie Johnson, PhD ; Marlin Martin, RRT ; S Hamid Reza, RRT ; Anthony Harris, MD, MPH

158

Improved Phenotypic Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) in Non-K. pneumoniae Enterobacteriaceae by an Indirect Assay: A Prospective Study
Amy Mathers, MD ; Joanne Carroll, BS ; Costi D. Sifri, MD ; Paul S. Hoffman, PhD ; Heather Cox, PharmD ; Kevin Hazen, PhD

Posters

IDSA ICT 2012 Poster.pdf (716.4 kB)

159

Querying Automated Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) Instruments: A Novel Population-Based Surveillance Method for the Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli Surveillance Initiative (MuGSI)
Jessica Reno, MPH ; Calista Schenck, MPH ; Janine Scott, MPH ; Leigh Ann Clark, MPH ; Wayne Wang, MD ; Susan M. Ray, MD ; Paula Snippes Vagnone, MT (ASCP) ; Jesse Jacob, MD

Posters

MuGSI IDWeek Poster_3.pdf (569.0 kB)

160

Gram Negative Bacterial Colonization of Healthy Military Service Members Using Traditional Clinical Microbiology and PCR/Electron Spray Ionization-Time-of-Flight-Mass Spectrometry (PCR/ESI-TOF-MS)
Todd Vento, MD, MPH ; Katrin Mende, PhD ; Rachel Kreft, RN, BS ; Garth Ehrlich, PhD ; Ryan Vetor, MD ; Joseph Wenke, PhD ; Tracy Spirk ; J. William Costerton, PhD ; Michael Landrum, MD ; Charles Guymon, MA ; Tatjana Calvano, DO ; Elizabeth Rini, MD ; Charla Tully, DO ; Wendy Zera, BS ; Kristelle Cheatle, BA ; Miriam Beckius, MPH ; Clinton Murray, MD

161	Evaluation of the Accuracy of Serum Galactomannan Antigen for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Real Life Practice in A University Hospital in Thailand Methee Chayakulkeeree, MD, PhD ; Nirada Limsoontarakul, MD ; Suporn Foongladda, DVM, PhD

162

Impact of PNA FISH^® on Antifungal Stewardship for Candidemia in a Community Hospital
Donna R. Burgess, RPh ; Samaneh Pourali, Pharm.D ; Lauren Hernandez, Pharm.D ; Kurt Winkler, Pharm.D ; Grace Lee, Pharm.D ; Patricia Hudak, BS, MT (ASCP) ; David S. Burgess, PharmD, FCCP

Posters

PNA_FISH_IDSA_poster_PDF.pdf (824.5 kB)

163

Efficiency Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Immunodiffusion and Immunochromatographic Test for Serodiagnosis of Human Pythiosis
Takol Chareonsirisuthigul, PhD. MD. ; Kanchana Sriwanichrak ; Tassanee Lowhnoo ; Wanta Yingyong ; Theerapong Krajaejun

Posters

Pythium poster.pdf (638.1 kB)

164

Evaluation of the VIDAS^� Lyme IgG Assay as a Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease by Detection of B. burgdorferi IgG Antibodies
Gary P. Wormser, MD ; Barbara A. Body, PhD ; Stephen A. Young, PhD ; E. Joy Rivers, PhD ; Bernard J. Rice, BS

Posters

LCR 12-0545 Art AP IDSA IgG Poster.pdf (531.9 kB)

165

Evaluation of the VIDAS^�Lyme IgM Assay as a Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease by Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi IgM antibodies
Gary P. Wormser, MD ; Barbara A. Body, PhD ; Stephen A. Young, PhD ; E. Joy Rivers, PhD ; Bernard J. Rice, BS

Posters

LCR 12-0546 Art AP IDSA IgM Poster.pdf (475.3 kB)

166

Genotypic Prediction of Antimicrobial Susceptibilities in Staphylococcus aureus
Nicola Gordon ; Tanya Golubchik ; Richard Everitt ; Bernadette Young, MBBS ; Elizabeth Batty, PhD ; Camila Ip ; Rory Bowden, PhD ; John Finney ; A. Sarah Walker, PhD ; Tim Peto, MB BS, DPhil ; Derrick Crook, MB, BCh

Posters

IDSA2012v1.jpg (1.2 MB)

167	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Singapore Show Shifted Melting Peaks in the LightCycler MRSA Advanced Test Joey Chan, MBBS, FRCPath ; Swee Kai Seet ; Florence Liong Cheu Chng, RN Posters MRSApcrPosterIDSA2012.pdf (607.7 kB)

168	Systematic Evaluation of Commercial Susceptibility Testing Methods for Determining the in vitro Activity of Daptomycin versus Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococci Madiha Syed, MD ; Melvin Weinstein, MD ; Thomas Kirn, MD PhD Posters IDWEEK 2012 37301.jpg (1.0 MB)

169	Penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (PSSA) infection in an era of multidrug-resistance Jared Goodman, MD ; Jim Nomura, MD

170

The Role of Procalcitonin and Pro-adrenomedullin in differentiating Organisms Causing Staphylococcal Bacteremia
William Shomali, MD ; Ray Hachem, MD ; Anne-Marie Chaftari, MD ; Ramez Bahu, MD ; Ying Jiang, MS ; Ruth Reitzel, MS ; Gilbert El Helou, MD ; Issam Raad, MD

Posters

POSTER- PCT and ProADM in bacteremia .pdf (703.3 kB)

171	Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus from culture negative clinical specimens by PCR and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry John Farrell, MD ; Rangarajan Sampath, PhD ; Robert A. Bonomo, MD Posters Detection of recurrent S. aureus infection by PCR&ESI-MS.pdf (510.2 kB)

172

Impact of Concurrent Antibiotic Use on Concordance of Culture and PCR Nasal Surveillance Swabs for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Erica S. Shenoy, MD, PhD ; JiYeon Kim, MD, MPH ; Eric Rosenberg, MD ; Farzad Noubary, PhD ; Hang Lee, PhD ; Jessica Cotter, MPH ; Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, FIDSA ; David Hooper, MD

173

Impact of Standard�Microbiologic�Messaging on Treatment Duration and Rate of Infectious Diseases Consultation in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Julie E. Williamson, PharmD ; Robert L. Sautter, PhD ; H. James Norton, PhD ; Lewis McCurdy, MD

Posters

Impact of Standard Microbiologic Messaging on Treatment Duration and Rate of Infectious Diseases Consultation in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia-010 (4).pdf (696.7 kB)

174	Comparison of Molecular Methods for Epidemiologic Analysis of Community Associated Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus Marcela Rodriguez, MD ; Patrick G. Hogan, MPH ; Sarah W. Satola, PhD ; George Weinstock ; Erica Sodergren ; Hongyu Gao, PhD ; Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD ; Stephanie A. Fritz, MD, MSCI

175	Evaluation of Environmental Sampling Methods for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus for Epidemiologic Studies Patrick G. Hogan, MPH ; Duha Al-Zubeidi, MD ; Carey-Ann Burnham, PhD ; Stephanie A. Fritz, MD, MSCI Posters Hogan 2012 ID Week POSTER 10-16-12 FINAL.pdf (291.2 kB)

176

Detection of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of Healthy Soldiers by Traditional Culture, PCR and PCR Electron Spray Ionization-Time of Flight-Mass Spectrometry (PCR/ESI-TOF-MS)
Ashley Shaw ; Todd Vento, MD, MPH ; Katrin Mende, PhD ; Rachel Kreft, RN, BS ; Garth Ehrlich, PhD ; Joseph Wenke, PhD ; Tracy Spirk ; J. William Costerton, PhD ; Michael Landrum, MD ; Wendy Zera, BS ; Kristelle Cheatle, BA ; Charles Guymon, MA ; Tatjana Calvano, DO ; Elizabeth Rini, MD ; Charla Tully, DO ; Miriam Beckius, MPH ; Clinton Murray, MD

Posters

_shaw_CP_proof_updated.jpg (869.5 kB)

177

Clinical usefulness of the Eschar Polymerase Chain Reaction for Tsutsugamushi disease (Scrub typhus): A multicenter prospective study
Eiichiro Sando, M.D. ; Tomoko Ogawa, D.V.M., Ph.D. ; Tokunin Fukushima ; Masanori Yosida, M.D. ; Rentaro Oda, M.D. ; Takashi Matono, M.D. ; Hisashi Shimozono, M.D. ; Takeshi Kimura, M.D. ; Akihiko Sotomatsu, M.D. ; Takaaki Kobayashi, M.D. ; Akiyuki Sato, M.D. ; Makito Yaegashi, M.D., FCCP

Posters

scrubTyphus_poster2012.jpg (706.7 kB)

178	Legionella micdadei Brain Abscess Diagnosed by Direct 16s rRNA Gene PCR Marthe Charles, MD ; Andrea Macyk-Davey, MD ; Jan-Erick Nilsson, MD ; George Zahariadis, MD ; Lilly Miedzinski, MD Posters Legionella IDSA 2012F poster.pdf (649.1 kB)

179

Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a 4^th Year Medical School Elective Course in Clinical Microbiology Using Case-Based Vignettes
Jeannette Guarner, MD ; Wendy Armstrong, MD ; Sarah W. Satola, PhD ; Aneesh K Mehta, MD ; Robert Jerris, PhD ; Joseph Hilinski, MD ; Eileen Burd, PhD, D(ABMM) ; Carlos Del Rio, MD, FIDSA

Posters

IDSA ORB.pdf (1.2 MB)

180	Detecting Typhoid using Lamp in a�S. Typhi Controlled Human Infection Model Tom Darton, MRCP(UK), DTM&H ; Claire Waddington, MRCP(UK), MSc ; Christoph Blohmke, PhD ; Claire Jones, PhD ; Liqing Zhou, PhD ; Andrew Pollard, FRCPCH, PhD Posters IDSA_LAMP.pdf (3.4 MB)

181

Parasite Antigen in Serum Predicts the Presence of Viable Cysts Missed by CT in Patients with Apparently Calcified Cysticercosis Only
Gabriela Cordova, MD ; Alonso Zea, MD ; Silvia Rodriguez, MSc ; Isidro Gonzales, MD ; E. Javier Pretell, MD ; Yesenia Castillo, MSc ; Sheila Castro, MD ; Sarah Gabriel, PhD ; Pierre Dorny, PhD ; Hector H. Garcia, MD, PhD

182	Persistent bloody diarrhea with possible human-to-human transmission caused by Campylobacter upsaliensis Marc Roger Couturier, Ph.D., D(ABMM) ; Brianne Couturier, Ph.D. ; DeVon Hale, MD Posters IDSA_Couturier_2012vFinal_1.pdf (4.3 MB)

183	Low predictive value of rapid VRE PCR in an immunocompromised patient population Robin T. Odom, M.S. ; Daniel P. Fedorko, Ph.D. ; Angela V. Michelin, M.P.H. ; Mary Ann Bordner, M.S. ; David K. Henderson, MD ; Tara N. Palmore, MD Posters 2012_IDWeek_VRE_poster_FINAL 10-15-12.gif (1.4 MB)

184

Using Monocytes Loaded with Indocyanine Green for Non-Invasive Imaging of Cutaneous Infection
Joani Christensen, BA ; Yongping Chen, MD ; Gabriel Brat, MD ; Kate Buretta, BS ; Kristine Johnson, MD, MSc ; Damon Cooney, MD ; Gerald Brandacher, MD ; W. P. Andrew Lee, MD ; Xingde Li, PhD ; Justin Sacks, MD

185

Enhanced surveillance and improved efficiency using an automated surveillance system for detection of nosocomial multidrug resistant organisms
Julie Choudhuri, RN MSPH ; Ronald Pergamit, MPA ; Charlotte Fulton, RN MHA ; John B. Lynch, MD MPH ; Elizabeth McNamara, RN MN ; Elizabeth Melius, RN MN MPH ; Timothy H. Dellit, MD

186	“Σ-alert matrix” A Novel Color Matrix Display of Intra-hospital Bacterial Dissemination Shuhei Fujimoto, MD, PhD ; Nobuo Murakami, MD, PhD ; Yoshichika Arakawa, MD, PhD ; Keigo Shibayama, MD, PhD Posters handout v2-4.pdf (4.9 MB)

187	Recent Trends in Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibiotic Susceptibility Agnes Kresch, MD ; Niharika Tipirneni ; John Keiser, MD ; Marc Siegel, MD Posters AGNES_POSTER 10.6.12.pdf (362.8 kB)

188	Epidemiology, Resistance Patterns and emm types of Streptococcal Pharyngeal Isolates in a Children�s Hospital Angela Myers, MD, MPH ; Kayron Bradley, MD ; Jeremiah Bell, PhD ; Heather Bushnell, BS ; Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD Posters GAS_poster_2012_IDSA._Final.pdf (416.0 kB)

189	Clinical Evaluation of the illumigene Group A Streptococcus (GAS) DNA Amplification Assay for the detection of GAS in Pharyngeal Swab Specimens Blake Buchan, PhD ; Neil Anderson, MD ; Tami Mackey, MT(ASCP) ; Nathan Ledeboer, PhD, D(ABMM) Posters Illumigene poster 092512.pdf (589.6 kB)

190

Detection of Streptococcus spp. from Culture Negative Clinical Specimens by PCR and Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Following Initiation of Antimicrobial Treatment
John Farrell, MD ; Rangarajan Sampath, PhD ; Robert A. Bonomo, MD

Posters

Detection of Strep spp. by PCR&ESI-MS following initiation of Antibiotics.pdf (741.9 kB)

191	Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, involving extra-genital sites Marjorie Janvier, MD, MPH ; Nicole E. Alexander, MD, MPH ; Philip A. Chan, MD, MS ; Erna Kojic, MD ; Kimberle C. Chapin, MD Posters JPEG Janvier IDSA 2012 Poster 48x96.jpg (707.8 kB)

192	Mailed Swab Stability of Seeded Specimens for the Detection of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae in the Gen-Probe APTIMA Combo 2� Test Julius Schachter, PhD ; Jeanne Moncada, MT ; Edward Hook, MD ; Paula B. Dixon ; Connie Lenderman ; Jeffery Holden ; Nicole Quinn ; Charlotte Gaydos, DrPH

193

Use of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Multiantigen Sequence Typing (NG-MAST) to Characterize the Epidemiology of Gonorrhea in Alberta, Canada 2007-2010
Ameeta Singh, BMBS, MSc ; Jennifer Gratrix, RN, MSc ; Ron Read, MD ; Marguerite Lovgren, MLT, ART ; Steven J. Drews, PhD ; George Zahariadis, MD ; Karen Sutherland, RN, BScN ; Irene Martin, BSc

Posters

Singh_GC AMR Epi 2007 to 2010 FINAL.pdf (1.1 MB)

194	Validation of a novel point of care test (Cepheid GeneXpert) for Chlamydia and gonorrhea for use on rectal samples Simon Goldenberg ; James Finn ; Esi Sududzi ; CY William Tong, MD Posters CTNG.pdf (707.5 kB)

195	A Pair-Wise Analysis of RPR, FTA-ABS, and TREP-SURE for Detection of Syphilis Khaled Deeb, PhD, MBA ; Deshratn Asthana, PhD Posters IDSA-SYPHILIS.pdf (420.4 kB)

196

The Sensitivity of Tuberculin Skin Test was More Affected by Immunosuppression and Clinical Presentation than that of T.SPOT-TB in Patients with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (E-TB)
Yu-Mi Lee, MD ; Ki-Ho Park, MD ; Sun-Mi Kim, PhD ; Su-Jin Park ; Sang-Oh Lee, MD, PhD ; Sang-Ho Choi, MD, PhD ; Yang Soo Kim, MD, PhD ; Jun Hee Woo, MD ; Sung-Han Kim, MD, PhD

197	Quantiferon-TB Gold Test Used in Health Care Professionals (HCP) at a Children’s Hospital Gina Weddle, DNP, RN, CPNP ; Marilyn Hamilton, MD, PhD ; Deborah Potthoff ; Deb Rivera, RN ; Mary Anne Jackson, MD, FIDSA

198

The Programmatic Benefits and Costs of Using Nucleic Acid Amplification to Diagnose Tuberculosis Disease in the U.S.
Suzanne Marks, MPH, MA ; Wendy Cronin, PhD, MT(ASCP) ; Thara Venkatappa, PhD ; Sharon Sharnprapai, MS ; Gina Maltas, RN ; Jane Tapia, BSN ; Mary Gaeddert, MPH ; Sandy Chon, MHS ; Susan Dorman, MD ; Sue Etkind, RN, MS ; Claud Crosby, BS ; Henry M Blumberg, MD ; John Bernardo, MD

Posters

IDSA Poster_TO27_10_5.pdf (364.2 kB)

199	Two Cases of Laboratory Cross-Contamination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis � Oklahoma, 2011 Matthew Johnson, MD ; Phillip Lindsey, MD ; Charles Harvey, DO ; Kristy Bradley, DVM, MPH

200	Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing for Urinary Tract Infections Anja Mezger, MSc ; Erik Gullberg, MSc ; Jenny G�ransson, PhD ; David Herthnek, PhD ; Anna Zorzet, PhD ; Dan I. Andersson, PhD ; Mats Nilsson, PhD Posters PosterAM.pdf (2.9 MB)

201	In Vitro Susceptibility of Urinary Tract Isolates to Fosfomycin Britta Babel, MS ; Timothy Whitman, DO ; Ashley Jackson, MD ; Michael Backlund, PhD ; Lindsay Stevenson, PhD ; Glenn Wortmann, MD Posters Poster 35730.pdf (288.3 kB)

202	Surveillance of Resistance Trends of Community-Acquired versus Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections Wilbur Rutter, Pharm.D Candidate ; Grace Lee, Pharm.D ; Donna R. Burgess, RPh ; Kurt Winkler, Pharm.D ; David S. Burgess, PharmD, FCCP

203	Plasma Viral MicroRNA Profiles Reveal Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus Infection Yoshihiko Kawano ; Seiko Iwata ; Jun-ichi Kawada ; Hiroshi Kimura, MD ; Yoshinori Ito, MD Posters 12_IDSA_poster_final_ver.3 upload 1024x768 121018@San Diego.pdf (834.1 kB)

204

Performance Characteristics of Qiagen Hybrid Capture 2 High Risk Human Papilloma Virus DNA Assay in Male Anal Specimen in Comparison to Cytology
Madhuchhanda Choudhary, M.D. ; Gerald A. Capraro, PhD ; Farzan Eskandari, MD ; Dorothy Rivette, MS ; Sharon Adley, MSN ; Janice Matthews-Greer, PhD

Posters

IDSA poster 2012 anal HPV.pdf (3.2 MB)

205

Sensitivity and Specificity of a Multiplex PCR System for Detection of Viral Respiratory Pathogens in Adults ≥50 Years Old during Six Influenza Seasons
Jennifer Meece, PhD ; Mary Vandermause, BS, MT ; Tamara Kronenwetter Koepel, BS ; Lynn Ivacic, BS ; Stephanie Irving, MHS ; Frangiscos Sifakis, PhD, MPH ; Edward Belongia, MD

206	Are Current Screening Protocols for Chronic HBV Infection Adequate? Eva Mortensen, MD, MS ; Patricia Schirmer, MD ; Cynthia Lucero, MD ; Gina Oda, MS ; Mark A. Winters, MA ; Janet Durfee ; Richard Martinello, MD ; Victoria Davey ; Mark Holodniy, MD

207

Etiologic Investigation of Sporadic Cases of Parotitis
Albert E. Barskey, MPH ; Phalasy Juieng, MS ; Brett L. Whitaker ; Dean Erdman, Dr PH ; M. Steven Oberste, PhD ; Shur-Wern Wang Chern, PhD ; D. Scott Schmid, PhD ; Kay W. Radford ; Rebecca J. McNall, PhD ; Paul A. Rota, PhD ; Carole J. Hickman, PhD ; William J. Bellini, PhD ; Gregory S. Wallace, MD, MS, MPH

208	A Multicenter evaluation of the performance characteristics of the BD Veritor System for rapid RSV detection Jeremiah Bell, PhD ; Evan J. Anderson, MD ; Wallace Greene, PhD ; Jose R. Romero, MD ; Moheet Merchant ; Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD

209	The clinical significance of a rapid and sensitive test for detection of influenza virus infection Akihiro Nakao, M.D. ; Ken Hisata, M.D. ; Nobuaki Matsunaga, M.D. ; Mitsutaka Komatsu, M.D. ; Kaoru Obinata, M.D. ; Toshiaki Shimizu, M.D Posters 2012 IDWeek poster No 209.pdf (134.9 kB)

210	Evaluation of Rapid Antigen and Real-Time RT-PCR Testing for RSV in a Large Prospective Observational Study in Preterm Infants (REPORT) Jessie Groothuis, MD ; Xionghua Wu, PhD ; Frangiscos Sifakis, PhD, MPH Posters SYN12001_3035_IDWeek.pdf (1.2 MB)

211

Delayed Diagnosis of RSV Infection in a Stem Cell Transplant Population Using a Commercially Available Molecular Detection Assay
Dana Hawkinson, MD ; Rebecca Horvat, PhD ; Sunil Abhyankar, MD ; Omar Aljitawi, MD ; Siddhartha Ganguly, MD ; Joseph P. McGuirk, DO

Posters

RSV Poster IDSA-final.pdf (983.3 kB)

212	The Development and Field Evaluation of a Universal-Sample Transport Optimized Platform (U-STOP) for Molecular and Immunological Diagnoses Vishal Patel, B.S., MSII Posters Research Poster PDF.pdf (2.1 MB)