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Early Discharge: Impact on Outcome. ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE 1. Overview of Resistance in Gram-Positive Bacteria: Mechanisms and Dissemination of Resistance. 2. Use of Antibiotics in Agriculture and it's Influence on Resistance in Human Pathogens. 3. Efforts to Control Antibiotic Resistance: What Works? WHAT'S NEW IN THE ICU? 1. New Devices: How Should the New Technologies be Integrated into ICU Infection Control Programs? 2. What Should be the Approach to Use of Antibiotics in the ICU to Prevent Emergence of Resistance? 3. FUO in the ICU: Role of Nosocomial Sinusitis. HOW SICK IS SICK? SEVERITY OF ILLNESS SCORING SYSTEMS AND RISK ADJUSTMENT 1. How do You Score a Patient in the Adult ICU? Proposals for a Standard Score Scheme. 2. Risk Adjustment in the Surveillance of Surgical Site Infections: The Cutting Edge. 3. Scoring Systems in the NICU/PICU. THE LATEST ON INFECTION CONTROL IN PEDIATRICS 1. CDC/NACHRI Pediatric Prevention Network 2. Community-Acquired Infections due to Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) 3. Nosocomial Viral Infections GENE THERAPY AND INFECTION CONTROL 1. Overview of Gene Therapy 2. Clinical Applications of Gene Therapy 3. Infection Control in Gene Therapy INFECTION CONTROL IN SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS 1. Infection Control for Patients Infected with the Hu: Immunodeficiency Virus. 2. Epidemiology and Prevention of Nosocomial Infections in Ophthalmology. 3. Infection Control in Dentistry and Oral Surgery NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN NON-ACUTE CARE 1. Infection Control in the Patient with Central Nervous System Dysfunction. 2. Respiratory Infections in Long-Term Care Patients 3. 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