Session Information
APIC 2010 Annual Conference
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MRSA in Moms and Babies
Track : Concurrent Session
Program Code: 3102
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM  EST
Location: Conf. Aud 3
PRIMARY AUTHOR :
C. Buddy Creech
SPEAKER :
C. Buddy Creech
Description
Objectives:
- Participants will understand the clinical and molecular epidemiology of MRSA in the United States, focusing on the epidemiology of colonization.
- Participants will understand the complexities of infection control and prevention in the newborn period based on what is currently known about MRSA colonization in the peripartum period.
- Participants will understand novel approaches to diagnosis and prevention of MRSA in the newborn period.
- Explain the clinical and molecular epidemiology of MRSA in the U.S., focusing on the epidemiology of colonization.
- List the complexities of infection control and prevention in the peripartum period for mothers and babies.