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May 12, 2006
Atlanta, GA
On May 12, 2006, SECEBT hosted a symposium on Community-Acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). Health care providers, public health practitioners and academic partners shared the latest information about this high-priority biologic threat.
"The Challenges of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Community Pathogen" conference summary is now available online at the Emerging Infectious Disease Journal. Please visit http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no11/06-0911.htm to view the entire summary.
Watch the video from the conference.
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Agenda |
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Speaker Bios |
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Clinical Syndromes Associated with CA-MRSA and Issues for Clinical Management, Henry Blumberg, MD |
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Community Interventions, Elizabeth Bancroft, MD |
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Current Epidemiology of CA-MRSA, Monica Farley, MD |
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Historical Perspectives from Previous Staphylococcus aureus Epidemics: Lessons from the Past? Theodore Eickhoff, MD |
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Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): A Major Public Health Problem in Tennessee, Marion Kainer, MD, MPH |
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MRSA Surveillance Issues and Approaches, Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH |
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Roles of Clinical and Public Health Laboratories to Control and Prevent CA-MRSA, Roberta Carey, PhD |
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Staphylococcus aureus Vaccine Development, Jean Lee, PhD |
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Summary of Biologic Characteristics and Basic Science of CA-MRSA, Susan Boyle-Vavra, PhD |
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Surveillance for CA-MRSA in Georgia, Kathryn Arnold, MD |
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Veterinary Issues - Scott Weese |
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