36 - Digging Deep to Understand Gnarly Infection Prevention Problems

Rapid Fire Moderator(s)

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  Dana Pepe, MD (she/her/hers)

  Medical Director and Associate Hospital Epidemiologist
  Infection Control/Hospital Epidemiology
  Beth Israel Lahey Health/Harvard Medical School
  Boston, MA, United States

Presentations:

• 12:15 PM - 12:20 PM US ET

  Distribution of Community Acquired Multidrug Resistant Bacterial Infections and Association with Proximity to Healthcare Facilities in Cobb County, GA
  

  Rapid Fire Presenter: Alexandra Kershteyn, DO – Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

  Co-Author: Margaret Omatsone, MD – Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
• 12:20 PM - 12:25 PM US ET

  Hospital Sink Drains and Wastewater Harbor Distinct Yet Overlapping Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Species and Resistance Gene Plasmids
  

  Co-Author: Medini Annavajhala, PhD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Kasiani Terzoglou, BS – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  Co-Author: Todd Hokunson, BS – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Co-Author: Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD – Columbia University Medical Center

  Rapid Fire Presenter: Angela Gomez-Simmonds, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
• 12:25 PM - 12:30 PM US ET

  Community-based transmission networks of Staphylococcus aureus identified through hospital-based active surveillance and whole genome sequencing
  

  Rapid Fire Presenter: Nawar Talukder, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – NYU Langone

  Co-Author: Courtney Takats, MPH – NYU Langone Health

  Co-Author: Gregory Putzel, PhD – NYU Langone

  Co-Author: Alice Tillman, BA – NYU Langone

  Co-Author: Magdalena M. Podkowik, DVM PhD – New York University

  Co-Author: Natalia M. Arguelles, BA – Washington University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Anusha Srivastava, BA – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Julia Shenderovich, n/a – NYU Langone Health

  Co-Author: Alejandro Pironti, PhD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Bo Shopsin, MD, PhD – NYU Langone Health

  Co-Author: Sarah E. Hochman, MD – NYU Langone Health
• 12:35 PM - 12:40 PM US ET

  Post-Pandemic Masking Practices Among Health Care Personnel: Beliefs, Barriers, and Opportunities for Improving Adherence in Clinical Settings
  

  Rapid Fire Presenter: Karina Ohri, BS (she/her/hers) – Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

  Co-Author: Samantha E. Hanley, MPH – Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

  Co-Author: Nicholas Allis, BS, MBS, MPH – Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

  Co-Author: Telisa Stewart, DrPH – Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

  Co-Author: Mitchell Brodey, MD – Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Community Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA

  Co-Author: Paul Suits, MT (ASCP) , CIC – Upstate Medical University

  Co-Author: Stephen J. Thomas, MD – Global Health Institute, SUNY Upstate Medical University

  Co-Author: Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MS – Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
• 12:40 PM - 12:45 PM US ET

  Candidozyma (Candida) auris in the United States: Insights from the SHEA Research Network
  

  Rapid Fire Presenter: Hannah C. Lichota, MD (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: McKenzi King, MPH – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Rachel L. Medernach, MD, MSCI – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Lahari Thotapalli, MPH – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Mary K. Hayden, MD (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center

  Co-Author: Sarah E. Sansom, DO, MS (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center