APSIC 2015 - 7th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC)

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Surveillance and burden of HAI
Health-care associated infection: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
Bloodstream and intravascular device associated infections
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Urinary tract infections
Surgical site infections
Fungal infections
Nosocomial viral infections (Influenza, Norovirus, etc.)
Quality improvement using care bundles
Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)
MRSA, VRE, CRE, XDR and PDR GNB
Clostridium difficile infection
Rapid detection
Treatment
Antibiotic stewardship
Surveillance of resistance
Antimicrobial use
Infection control of MDRO
Special issues in infection control
Hand hygiene
Occupational health (prevention of needlestick injuries)
Cleaning/disinfection/sterilization (environment control)
Behavior
Patient empower
Healthcare worker (HCW) education
Special patient populations
Special hospital settings
Engineering and traffic control
Travel medicine and global health
Long-term care facility
Outbreak investigation
Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases
HIV infection and AIDS
Other viral infections (Enterovirus, Hepatitis, Rotavirus, Norovirus)
Emerging infections (novel influenza, etc.)
Diagnostic microbiology (rapid microbial detection, MALDI-TOF MS)
Vaccination
Information technology and eHealth
Tropical medicine and parasitology