Kaya Wongkulab, J. Wipasa, R. Chaiwarith, K. Supparatpinyo; Chiang Mai Univ., Chiang Mai, Thailand. A. Abo-Shadi Barraud N. Hartmeyer, T.Besser and R.B Dessau; Slagelse Sygehus Clinical Microbiol., Slagelse, Denmark. Metzger

148 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS September 9-12 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 170 D Poster Session Detection of Bacteremia and Biomarkers for Sepsis Tuesday, 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halls A-C Presentations: D-1402 Usefulness of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as Diagnostic Markers of Bacterial Infection in Febrile Neutropenia M. Aimoto , H. Koh, M. Bingo , M. Yoshida, H. Okamura, T. Yoshimura , A. Inaba, S. Koh , S. Nanno , M. Nishimoto , Y. Hayashi , A. Hirose, M. Nakamae, K. Hagihara, Y. Terada, T. Nakane, H. Nakamae, , M. Hino; Graduate Sch. of Med., Osaka City Univ., Osaka, Japan. D-1403 Use of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 1-Alpha MCP- 1 Ơ, Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Type 1 sTNFR-1 and C-Reactive Protein CRP in the Prediction of Fever in Neutropenic Patients A. V. Macedo, H. Bittencourt, A. S. Miranda, M. Marriel, V. C. S. Rocha, A. L. Teixeira, V. Nobre; Univ. Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. D-1404 Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor suPAR Levels May Predict Positive Blood Cultures in Systemic Inflam- matory Response Syndrome M. Hoenigl, R. B. Raggam, J. Wagner, A. J. Grisold, W. Krammer, K. Seeber, F. Prueller, E. Leitner, R. Krause; Med. Univ. of Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria. D-1405 Is Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activation Receptor SUPAR A Valuable Tool in the Follow-Up Febrile Neutropenic Patients with Hematological Malignancy?

S. Kaya

1 , G. Yılmaz 1 , A. Mentese 2 , M. Sönmez 3 , A. Uzun Sümer 2 , S. Sönmez Yıldırım 1 , . Köksal 1 ; 1 Karadeniz Tech. Univ. Faculty of Med., Trabzon, Turkey. D-1406 High Level of Autoantibody to Interferon-Gamma, a Major Cause of Acquired Cell-Mediated Immune Deficiency in Non- HIV Individuals in Northern Thailand

P. Wongkulab, J. Wipasa, R. Chaiwarith, K. Supparatpinyo; Chiang Mai Univ., Chiang Mai, Thailand.

D-1407 Serum Levels of Interferon Gamma in Patients with Brucellosis in a Saudi Hospital M. M. A. Abo-Shadi 1 , A. I. H. Al-Harbi 2 , E. Ballal 3 ; 1 Faculty of Sci.-Taibah Univ., Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, 2 Taibah Univ., AlMadinah AlMunawarah, Saudi Arabia, 3 Prince Sultan Armed Forces Hosp., AlMadinah AlMu- nawarah, Saudi Arabia. D-1408 Detection of Integrons in Blood Cultures: Predictive Value for Acquired Resistance to Antibiotics?

O. Barraud

1,2,3 , D. Chainier 1,2,3 , J. Vignaud 3 , M. Ploy 1,2,3 ; 1 INSERM, Limoges, France, 2 Univ. Limoges, Limoges, France, 3 CHU Limoges, Limoges, France. D-1409 Comparison of Charcoal-Containing Aerobic and Standard Aerobic Blood Culture Media: Comparing Yield and Time to Detection

G. N. Hartmeyer, T.Besser and R.B Dessau; Slagelse Sygehus Clinical Microbiol., Slagelse, Denmark.

D-1410 Same-Day Blood Culture with Digital Microscopy

S. Metzger

1 , C. S. Price 2 , K. Hance 1 , D. Howson 1 ; 1 Accelr8, Denver, CO, 2 Denver Hlth. Med. Ctr., Denver, CO. D-1411 The Value of Adding Septifast to a Prediction Score for Complicated Bloodstream Infections Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria or Candida A. Fernandez-Cruz, M. Marín, M. Kestler, L. Alcalá, M. Rodríguez- Créixems, E. Bouza; Hosp. Gen. Univ. Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. D-1412 Comparison of Conventional Blood Culture and Real-Time PCR of Culture Bottles and Whole Blood for Diagnostic of Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Oncologic Patients

M. G. Quiles