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Exhibitor Symposia: Preserving Antibiotics and Defeating Superbugs: How Nasal Decolonization can help reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections (HAIs)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM CST
Location: Texas Ballroom D/E (Grand Hyatt San Antonio Riverwalk - 4th Floor)

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Session Description: Antibiotic resistance is one of the world’s most urgent public health problems. This symposium will review the history of antibiotics and explain why antibiotic resistance was inevitable, discuss methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and describe how nasal decolonization can help reduce the risk of some healthcare-associated infections.
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Affiliated Events No CE (Not Official APIC24 Programming)

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the history of antibiotics and explain why antibiotic resistance was inevitable.
  • Discuss methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Describe how nasal decolonization as part of a bundle can help reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
  • Identify guidelines, recommended practices, and clinical evidence related to decolonization of the skin and nares