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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee: 
Subcommittee on Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial Resistant 
Microorganisms in Hospitals; Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following subcommittee meeting.

    Name: Subcommittee on Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial 
Resistant Microorganisms in Hospitals.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., February 18, 1994.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium A, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This subcommittee will review current knowledge about 
the epidemiology and laboratory aspects of antimicrobial resistance 
among nosocomial pathogens and develop an agenda for a workshop 
later this year to revise and/or develop recommendations to control 
these pathogens in acute care settings.
    Matters to be Discussed: The subcommittee will hold its second 
meeting to review current knowledge about the epidemiology and 
laboratory aspects of vancomycin resistance in enterococci and 
develop a comprehensive strategic plan to detect, prevent, and 
control resistant enterococci in U.S. hospitals. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Julia S. Garner, R.N., 
M.N., Nurse Consultant, Hospital Infections Program, NCID, CDC, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 
404/639-1552.

    Dated: January 27, 1994.
Elvin Hilyer,
Associate Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-2330 Filed 2-1-94; 8:45 am]
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