Newsroom: Press Kit: Saturday
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PRESENTATION SUMMARIES: SATURDAY OCTOBER, 25, 2008
The most successful community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone, USA300, is responsible for a persistently high incidence of MRSA infections in San Francisco jails.
(Session 14, Paper C2-225)
Sinusitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become More Common
(Session 14, Paper C2-228)
Rebound of antibiotic resistance 7 years after the introduction of the Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine in children.
(Session 16, Paper C2-259)
Salmonella typhi Quinolone Resistance in Ontario
(Session 17, Paper C2-265)
Vancomycin-resistant bacteria in USA Recreational Beaches
(Session 18, Paper C2-272)
New Test May Enable Better Treatment of Life-Threatening Bacterial Infections
(Session 20, D-307)
Compounds from Nature that Reverse Drug Resistance in Fungi that Infect Humans
(Session 26, Paper F2-382)
A Phase 2 Clinical Trial of the Third Generation Smallpox Vaccine MVA-BN in HIV-infected Volunteers: Complete Dataset
(Session 27, Paper G-402)
Vaccination May Cut In Half the Number of Cervical Cancer Cases In Women Through Age 45
(Session 27, Paper G-404)
Decrease in hospitalizations of children for severe diarrhea after implementation of rotavirus vaccine.
(Session 28, Paper G1-432)
Rapid Decline in Pediatric Rotavirus Cases Following Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine
(Session 28, Paper G1-436)
Vaccine appears to be highly effective against virus that is the major cause of infant diarrhea
(Session 28, Paper G1-437)
HIV/AIDS-Related Ethnic Health Disparities in the United States
(Session 29, H-445)
Altering State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Can Decrease Morbidity and Improve Survival
(Session 29, Paper H-446)
Rapid HIV Testing in the ER Boosts Diagnoses, Screening
(Session 31, H-467)
New study looks into the genes that make MRSA dangerous
(Session 32, Paper K-493)
C.difficile and its Seasonal Association with Influenza
(Session 33, Paper K-502)
Parallel Hospitalization Rates for Deadly, Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in the U.S.
(Session 33, Paper K-504)
A High Rate of Infectious Diarrhea in Leukemic Patients After Stem Cell Transplantation
(Session 33, Paper K-507)
Is My Artificial Joint At Risk For Infection Following A Dental Procedure?
(Session 36, Paper K-551)
Is vancomycin still an effective antibiotic for the treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections?
(Session 37, Paper K-564)
A Tale of a Successful Surgical Care Improvement Project Program
(Session 39, Paper K-588)
Death from TB Meningitis Remains High Despite Standard Therapy
(Session 42, L-642)
Syphilis in Northern California Kaiser Permanente
(Session 43, L-648)
Vaginal Douching is Harmful: Remediation is feasible and can reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections
(Session 43, Paper L-650)
Welders at Increased Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
(Session 44, Paper L-670)
Acute Pneumonia Can Trigger Heart Attacks.
(Session 44, Paper L-671)
A Study on Factors Associated with Death from Flu in Sick Adults in Toronto, Canada, between 2005 and 2008.
(Session 44, Paper L-680)
A new quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine provides a favorable immune response in adults compared with a currently licensed vaccine in the United States
(Session 49, Paper G-762)
Giving Vaccine to New Mothers to Protect Their Babies
(Session 49, G-763)
Are available mumps vaccines effective enough to prevent outbreaks?
(Session 49, Paper G-766)