7

Mohamed Faisal

Abdul Hamid

Purple urine bag syndrome, a rare urological phenomenon: Case report from a nursing home in Malaysia

A001

16

Seokwoo

Lee

Surface interactions between periodontal pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia

A002

31

Harun

Hudari

THE CORRELATION BETWEN POLYMORPHISM OF PROMOTOR-308G/A GENE TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-α WITH TNF-α SERUM LEVEL ON SEPSIS SEVERITY AT DR. MOHAMMAD HOESIN HOSPITAL PALEMBANG INDONESIA

A003

38

Vijayakumar

Rajendran

Long- term Stability and In-vitro fungal activity of Voriconazole eye drop solution (1%)

A004

39

Yuk Yam

Cheung

Correlating Echinocandin MIC and Candida glabrata fks1 Mutations.

A005

41

Paid

Breslin

Lock, Stock and Dual Smoking Antibiotics: Successful Novel CVC Line Salvage using combination Antibiotic Lock Therapy (ALT) in Haemodialysis

A006

42

Owrang

Eilami

Prevalence of CMV antibodies among women of childbearing age in,referral Shahid Mofateh Clinic Yasuj Iran

A007

45

Mehmet Faruk

Geyik

Device related infections at Duzce university hospital of intensive care units: a 6 -year experience

A008

49

Bineeta

Kashyap

Utility of PCR targeting IS6110 and MPT64 genes in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

A009

51

Soroy

Lardo

Combination of Fosfomycin and Levofloxacin for Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sepsis A Case Report

A010

56

Jamshaid

Iqbal

Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in benign hyperplastic prostate tissue

A011

60

Zeti Norfidiyati

Ayub

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HANDRUB PRACTICE IN PREVENTING INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS AMONG MALAYSIAN HAJJ PILGRIMS 2013

A012

64

Christina Parvinder

Kaur

In-vitro antibacterial activity of bark extracts of Rhizophora stylosa Griff against Multispecies Oral Biofilms

A013

66

Wern Chern

Chai

Bioactivity of Olive Leaf (Olea europaea L.) Extract and its Phenolic Compounds on a Biofilm-Forming Pathogen

A014

77

Satoshi

Kutsuna

Travel-related leptospirosis in Japan: a series of 5 imported cases at National Center for Global Health and Medicine

A015

82

Yi-Chu

Lo

Fluoroquinolones are still appropriately therapeutic options for non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in southern Taiwan

A016

88

nur eyuni

mohd salleh

Bacterial Aetiological of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTIs) in Johor Health Clinics, 2013

A017

93

Masaaki

Takahashi

Development and application of a simple LC-MS method for the determination of plasma dolutegravir concentrations

A018

98

Rabaab

Zahra

Prevalence of acquired carbapenemases among gram negative bacteria causing neonatal sepsis

A019

110

WAN OMAR

ABDULLAH

EFFECTIVENESS OF ANDROGRAHIS PANICULATA AND TINOSPORA CRISPA AS INHIBITORS FOR TOXOPLASMA GONDII TACHYZOITES

A020

120

Mohammad

Motamedifar

The prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing blaIMP1, blaVIM2, blaSIM1, blaSPM1 isolates in Shiraz, Iran

A021

131

Bayhan

Bektˆre

Investigation of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in food handlers

A022

132

Tuğba

Kula Atik

Cervical Lymphadenitis due to Toxoplasmosis: A case Report

A023

146

Rosni

Ibrahim

Nasal Colonization of Pathogenic Bacteria Among Medical Students

A024

157

RENUKA

FERNANDO

Cross-sectional study on ESBL prevalence of urinary Enterobacteriaceae among children in a District General Hospital in North Western Sri Lanka

A025

163

Hussein Ali

Osman

Distribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence genes in Malaysia

A026

164

Ali Akbar

Gorzin

Frequency of human parvovirus 4 among HBV-infected patients and healthy donors in Shiraz, Iran

A027

179

Soo Sum

Lean

Whole genome analyses of an extensive drug-resistant clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii AC12: insights into the mechanisms of resistance of an ST195 clone from Malaysia

A028

185

salasawati

Hussin

MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) ISOLATED FROM A MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

A029

186

Shigeki

Nakamura

Clinical features of clarithromycin-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases in Nagasaki, Japan

A030

188

Siew Kit

Ng

Z-RNA binding confers protein localization to cytoplasmic stress granules and is implicated in antiviral response

A031

191

Yun-Liang

Yang

Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Yeasts from Fruit Surfaces

A032

193

Arutchelvan

Rajamanikam

Heightened protease activity in ST 3 Blastocystis sp.

A033

194

Gaythri

Thergarajan

Can thermal stress induce proliferation of Blastocystis sp.?

A034

197

Manju

Panghal

The Analysis of Distribution of Multidrug resistant Pseudomonas and Bacillus species from Burn Patients and Burn Ward Environment

A035

199

Mei Fong Jaime

Chien

The opportunistic role of a travel clinic

A036

200

Siti Asma

Hassan

Antibacterial Resistance Among Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from Malaysia : Results from the Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) 2009-2011

A037

207

Hooi Ping

Gan

Carbapenem Prescribing Survey And Its impact On The Usage Of Carbapenems In A Private Hospital Setting

A038

208

Khairul Ikhwan

Yaakob

Synergistic Effects of New Gentamicin-N.sativa Emulsion Against Gentamicin-resistant, Biofilm Bacteria of Osteomyelitis

A039

212

Ann Florence

Victoriano

Evidence of involvement of an epigenetic determinant UHRF1 in the establishment of HIV-1 latency

A040

215

Kosuke

Kosai

Clinical features and risk factors for multidrug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia in a Japanese community hospital

A041

218

Han Siong

Toh

Outbreak of KPC-17 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a regional hospital of southern Taiwan

A042

220

Amreeta

Dhanoa

An Increasing Threat In The Intensive Care Unit: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

A043

222

Methee

Chayakulkeeree

Direct detection of common Candida species in clinical blood samples by multiprobe real-time polymerase chain reaction

A044

224

Walaa

Hazzah

Back to nature: herbal extracts antibacterial activity

A045

233

Momoko

Mawatari

Epidemiology of Short-term Peripheral Catheter-related Blood Stream Infection and Infection Control Efforts in a Japanese Tertiary Hospital

A046

234

Tze Shin

Leong

Clinical Profile of Culture Positive Melioidosis Patients in Kapit Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia.

A047

237

Xing Yuan

Heng

Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from Singapore: Results from the Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) 2013-2014

A048

241

Heejeong

Lee

Synergistic effect of hibicuslide C against antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A049

245

Siti Zulaikha

Zakariah

Role of regulatory T cells and Th17 cells in Helicobacter pylori gastritis

A050

250

Chee Lan

Lau

Impact of Carbapenems Stewardship in Medical Wards in UKMMC

A051

251

Hui-min

Neoh

The interface between MRSA vancomycin resistance and its virulence potential: a positive association in the Caenorhabditis elegans infection model

A052

256

Fang

Sun

Clinical response by study district in the Asian community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) trial of ceftaroline fosamil 600 mg every 12 hours vs ceftriaxone 2 g every 24 hours

A053

259

Shalika

Palangasinghe

Bacterial pathogens causing postoperative infections following abdominal surgery at a Tertiary care hospital in
Southern Province of Sri Lanka

A054

264

Hanah

Kim

Soluble ST2 has a prognostic role in critically ill patients with suspected sepsis

A055

265

Nwe Ni

Win

Epidemiology of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in an acute care hospital and its affiliated intermediate- and long-term care facilities (IL

A056

268

Mohd Nasir

Mohd Desa

High incidence of penicillin resistant CoNS in a student community with limited presence of MDR and methicillin resistant isolates carrying a major community-associated SCCmec type

A057

269

Shobana

Balasingam

Droplet precautions are adequate for protection of healthcare workers managing mechanically ventilated patients with severe influenza

A058

270

Yong-Kyun

Kim

Frequency and Types of Mutations in the rpoB, katG and inhA genes among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Korea

A059

271

Dong Gun

Lee

Membrane disruptive mechanism of the antimicrobial peptide Bac8c

A060

281

Stefan

Mueller

Efficacy of BETADINEÆ and other preparations with antiseptic properties against a biofilm formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a multispecies biofilm of Candida albicans and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

A061

282

Daryl

Hoban

Comparative Ceftaroline (CPT) Activity against Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Pathogens from Asia-Pacific Region (APR) AWARE (Assessing Worldwide Antimicrobial Resistance Evaluation) Surveillance Program 2013

A062

283

Shubhanker

Mitra

ìClinical Score to differentiate Scrub typhus and Dengue (CSSD)î - an useful tool to differentiate between scrub typhus and dengue febrile illness, the two emerging diseases.

A063

284

Festus

OLAJUBU

Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria among HIV/AIDS patients attending IHVN clinic in Sagamu, Nigeria.

A064

288

Mayu

Hikone

Changing Clinical Characteristics of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Acute-Care General Hospital in Japan

A065

290

Li Yan

Lim

Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterobactercciae In A Community Hospital

A066

293

Peng Shyan

Wong

Mean inhibitory concentration (MIC) and clinical significance of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter spp. isolates in a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia

A067

294

ADLEEN

AZMAN

THE PRODUCTION OF SIDEROPHORES IN STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA

A068

312

Mohamad-Ali

Trad

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in an Australian regional hospital

A069

315

Nilanthi

Senanayake

Causative agents of blood stream infections in clinically suspected dengue patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka

A070

322

Meredith

Hackel

Susceptibility and Multidrug Resistance among E. coli from Urinary Tract Infections in Asia/Pacific ñ SMART 2012-2013

A071

326

Hui

Zhang

Surveillance of the Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Aerobic and Facultative Gram-negative Bacilli Causing Urinary-tract Infections in China: 2013 Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART)

A072

327

MAMIE

HUI

Comparison of Sponge-wipe and Sponge-stick on the Recovery of Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter Bacteria from Simulated Surface.

A073

332

Chin Fen

Neoh

Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk among Lung Transplant Patients Receiving VoriconazoleTherapy

A074

333

Khalid Jameel

Al-Zihiry

Early diagnosis of strongyloidiasis hyperinfection syndrome using infective larval biomarkers

A075

334

Maureen

Boost

Differential effects of three TCM herbs on Acanthamoeba species

A076

337

Revathy

Arushothy

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Elderly Patients in Malaysia

A077

348

Staffan

Sylvan

Comparing the Efficacy of Nationwide Antibiotic Administrative Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and Antibacterial Resistance for Clinical Isolates in Swedish and Chinese Tertiary Hospital Care

A078

353

Nathan

Kuk

Typhoid Fever: A Retrospective Analysis on Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Characteristics

A079

354

Farida Juliantina

Rachmawaty

THE EFFECTS OF ETHANOL EXTRACT AND ESSENTIAL OIL OF RED BETEL VINE (Piper crocatum) LEAVE TOWARDS CELL WALLS OF Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A080

359

Shilpa

Mukherjee

A081

367

Ian

Morrissey

Global Profiling of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae (TEST Program 2013)

A082

373

Koichi

Takahashi

Four years screening of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in our hospital　under circumferences of those regional spread in Kitakyushu area in Japan

A083

378

Wei

Ju Lin

Controls of the common cross-transmission urinary tract infections
(UTIs) in ICU by nested DNA amplification fingerprinting (nDAF)

A084

381

Lyudmila

Lyubasovskaya

Malassezia furfur in neonatal intensive care units

A085

383

Hanley

Ho

Epidemiology of Severe Influenza Infections and Risk Factors for Mortality in an Asian Tertiary Hospital

A086

386

Sing Meng

Choo

To evaluate the safety of the Interventions made by the ASP team in patients with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) of Alexandra Hospital (AH)

A087

390

Chan Sin

Chai

Different Faces of Melioidosis in Kapit District Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia: A Report of 4 Cases & Review

A088

394

Zarini

Ismail

Examination of The Host Response in The Brain Tissue During Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis

A089

395

Li Yang

Hsu

Epidemiology of invasive fungal diseases in hematology patients in Asia ñ a prospective observational study

A090

400

Hans

Liu

Use of a survey to measure interest in tropical diseases education among health care practitioners in a community-teaching hospital on the mid-east coast United States

A091

401

Pei-Chen

Chiu

Single copy orthologous genes for microbial classification and metagenomic analysis

A092

403

Xin Ee

Tan

ATP: An Essential Need for Development of Intermediate Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

A093

405

Roseni

Kaliyappan

A094

411

Arun Kumar

Sharma

SPECTRUM OF VIRAL HEPATITIS IN PATIENTS ATTENDING SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL FROM NORTH INDIA

A095

412

Wooseog

Jeong

Epidemiological investigation of highly pathogenic avian influenza 2014 in South Korea.

A096

421

Tetsuro

Muratani

Prevalence of Quinolone High-Resistant and ESBL Producing Proteus mirabilis in western part of Japan

A097

424

Joey

Tabula

Concomitant Tuberculous and Bacterial Arthritis in Chronic Tophaceous Gout

A098

425

Dorairajan

Sureshkumar

Antibiotic Susceptibility pattern of urinary Escherichia coli isolates in South India

A099

432

Mohd Fahmi

Ilias

Phenotypic Screening Methods of AmpC β-lactamase and AmpC Gene Detection in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Clinical Isolate from a General Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A100

434

Takashi

Matsumoto

Viral aetiologies of acute encephalitis syndrome in Bangladeshi children

A101

441

WIN MAR

KYAW

Types of multidrug resistant organisms and risk factors for mortality at a large adult tertiary-care hospital in Singapore, 2011-2013

A102

444

Kar Nim

Leong

Outbreak of human brucellosis after consumption of raw goatsí milk on the island of Penang, Peninsular Malaysia.

A103

445

Jeong Hwan

Shin

Clinical Evaluation of SD BIOLINE RSV by comparison with a multiplex RT-PCR method using Seeplex RV kit

A104

453

Le

Minh Nhat

Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Vietnamese Children

A105

454

Lauren

Tracey

Enhanced Surveillance for Community-Associated Clostridium difficile infection in Western Australia

A106

455

Kamruddin

Ahmed

Molecular epidemiology of rotavirus in Bhutan: dominance of emerging G9 and G12 genotypes

A107

456

Mohammad Zahirul

Hoque

The Determinants Of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Coverage in patients with Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the selected Asian countries

A108

460

AHMED

ALSHRARI

Induction of Cross-Serotype Reactive Antibodies Specific to Capsid Proteins of Rhinovirus

A109

461

WOOYOUNG

CHOI

Molecular Detection by Taqman Real-time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Ebola virus and Marburg virus

A110

462

Margaret

O

Determination of source of Staphylococcal hand contamination of food handlers using spa typing

A111

465

Duygu

Findik

Comparison of two different DNA extraction methods from urine samples

A112

481

ninny meutia

pelupessy

IDENTIFICATION OF DIPHTHERIA RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN

A113

482

EMIL

PAVLIK

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in tissue samples from tumors in oropharyngolaryngeal area

A114

483

Muhammad

Sajid

A framework for computational fluid dynamics study of nosocomial infections

A115

491

Fairuz

Amran

MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF PATHOGENIC LEPTOSPIRA IN MALAYSIA USING MULTI LOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING (MLST)

A116

497

D

Sureshkumar

Laboratory based algorithm in the evaluation of Acute Febrile Illness in Children

A117

547

Thaigarajan

Parumasivam

In Vitro Evaluation of Inhalable Verapamil-Rifapentine Particles for Rapid Tuberculosis Therapy

A118

557

LIM

MUN KIT

Antibiotics in surgical wards ñ use or misuse? A developing countryís perspective

A119

562

Roslinda

Jaafar

Strategies to reduce Blood Culture contamination rate

A120