Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's (SHEA) Abstracts

These abstracts and slides were accepted for presentation at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's (SHEA) 18th Annual Scientific Meeting, April 5-8, 2008 in Orlando, Fl. They are posted as submitted to the conference. Additional information about the content was given when presented.

• Comparison of Measures of MRSA Related to Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units-US, 1997-2007
• Decreased incidence of nosocomial invasive MRSA infections reported through population-based surveillance in 9 metro areas in the US, 2005 - 2006
• Trends in Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units-US, 1997-2007
  
• Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Acquired Infections
• Enhanced Detection of Staphylococcus aureus-related Hospitalizations Using Administrative Databases, United States-1999-2005 (480 KB/ 22 pages)
  Slides also available in text only format.

The findings and conclusions in these reports have not been formally disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.

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