E-POSTER SHOWCASE

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Poster No. PP001
 Christopher Koon Chi LAI
 Comparative Evaluation of Disc Diffusion and Broth Microdilution Methods for Aztreonam-Avibactam in Enterobacterales and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia at a Tertiary Hospital in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP002
 Hoan NGO
 A New Class of Antibiotics Overcomes Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria by Targeting Outer Layer Glycolipid Biosynthesis
Poster No. PP003
 Viet Tin PHAM
 In Vivo Efficacy Assessment and Pharmacokinetics of Systemic PBT2 in Combination with Doxycycline in a Neutropenic Mouse Model of Lung Infection
Poster No. PP004
 Rujipas SIRIJATUPHAT
 Generic vs. Branded Tigecycline for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: A Comparative Safety and Efficacy Analysis
Poster No. PP005
 Xiuling SONG
 Three Decades of ESKAPEE Antimicrobial Resistance: Emerging Burdens in Working-Age Individuals and High-Income Regions
Poster No. PP006
 Wan In WEI
 Carriage Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance Organisms among Inbound Travelers in Hong Kong in 2024
Poster No. PP008
 Nilakshi BARUA
 Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Poultry and Cattle Farms from Urban and Rural Farms of Bangladesh
Poster No. PP009
 Ana Lúcia Da Costa DARINI
 Silent Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales in Healthy Companion Dogs
Poster No. PP010
 Zhihang ZHENG
 KEGG orthology-based machine learning reveals functional determinants of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
Poster No. PP011
 Yvonne May Fen CHIA
 Impact of a Carbapenem Prescribing Protocol on Prescribing Appropriateness in a General Medicine Department
Poster No. PP012
 Ki Dae EOM
 Formulary Restriction with Preauthorization vs. Prospective Audit and Feedback: Impacts on Antibiotic Use in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit During a Period of Healthcare Disruption
Poster No. PP013
 Kushlani JAYATHILLEKE
 Antibiotic Misuse in Obstetric and Gynecological Ward Leading to Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure in Neonates
Poster No. PP014
 Chunhwa  JUNG
 Stepwise Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Poster No. PP015
 Inuk JUNG
 Longitudinal Two-Center EHR Resource for Antibiotic Stewardship in Patients with Bacteremia
Poster No. PP016
 Young Rong KIM
 Clinical Outcomes by Initial Empirical Therapy and De-escalation in Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Nationwide Study Using Korean National Health Insurance Claims Database
Poster No. PP017
 Joung Ha PARK
 Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Implementation on Multidrug-Resistant Organism Incidence in Two Hospitals with Different Structural Designs of Intensive Care Units
Poster No. PP018
 Manushi Pamoda SUCHARITHARATHNE
 Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on clinical and healthcare outcomes in patients with Enterobacterales bacteraemia: A retrospective cohort study from a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital
Poster No. PP019
 Pik Wa YU
 The Effectiveness of an Automatically Generated Memorandum for Meropenem Prescriber as a Behavioral Intervention for Meropenem Overuse: a Pilot Study
Poster No. PP020
 Ganjun YUAN
 Drug combinations to prevent antimicrobial resistance
Poster No. PP021
 Rui ZHANG
 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Antimicrobial Resistance in Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study
Poster No. PP022
 Kartini ABDUL JABAR
 Growth Kinetics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Following Induction of Piperacillin–Tazobactam Resistance
Poster No. PP024
 Seung-Ji KANG
 A Simple Clinical Risk Count to Guide Echocardiography in Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia
Poster No. PP026
 Ping LU
 Identification of a Novel TonB Family Member TonB4 Involved in Iron Adaptation in Acinetobacter baumannii
Poster No. PP027
 Trinh NGUYEN THI
 Genetic Tool Development and Metabolic Characterization of Selenomonas sputigena in Relation to Human Lung Colonization
Poster No. PP028
 Ying NI
 Hybrid Sequencing Resolves Complete Genome and Methylome to Uncover Virulence Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP030
 Lok To SHAM
 Linking genotype to phenotype in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Genome-wide approaches for profiling genetic interactions
Poster No. PP031
 Pacharee BOONMANEEPRASERT
 Successful Benzimidazoles Therapy for Disseminated Echinococcosis with Diaphragmatic Invasion
Poster No. PP032
 Narut CHANCHARUSSIN
 Fulminant Myocarditis from Murine Typhus: A Case Misled by Positive Mycoplasma Serology
Poster No. PP033
 Kushlani JAYATILLEKE
 Fatal Aeromonas hydrophila Bacteraemia Following Floodwater Exposure
Poster No. PP034
 Anson Chung Ho LEE
 The Great Mimicker’s Perfect Storm: Multiorgan Failure from Brucella-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Pancarditis, and Neurobrucellosis
Poster No. PP036
 Esanka MATHEW
 Fatal Invasive Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused By Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae In An Immunocompromised Patient
Poster No. PP037
 Simin YANG
 Early Diagnosis of Leptospira Infection in Non-Endemic Areas
Poster No. PP038
 Yee Ting Nicole YIM
 Repeated False-Negative HIV Tests in a Patient with HIV/AIDS
Poster No. PP039
 Vincy Carol LUK
 Characteristics, Outcomes, and the Use of Prophylactic Anticoagulation Among COVID-19 Patients with Venous Thromboembolism in a Chinese Population: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Study in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP040
 Farah AL MARZOOQ
 Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Characterize Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterobacterales
Poster No. PP042
 Bijayini BEHERA
 Development and Evaluation of a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Lateral-Flow Assay (RPA-LFA) for Species Level Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Poster No. PP043
 Jie CHEN
 Development of novel diagnostics for profiling drug resistance in clinically important bacterial pathogens
Poster No. PP044
 Yuan Yi Constance CHEN
 Comparison of Fosfomycin Susceptibility Testing Methods
Poster No. PP045
 Peiyao JIA
 Development and Validation of a Microfluidic-Based Multiplex Rapid Detection Assay for Hospital-Acquired Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Poster No. PP046
 Karrie KO
 Genomic Heterogeneity of orfX-SCCmec Junction Insertions Driving MRSA Diagnostic Escape from Rapid PCR Assays
Poster No. PP047
 Ka Tsun LEUNG
 Detection of Parasites in Fecal Samples Using an Automatic Digital Feces Analyzer Keyu-F600
Poster No. PP048
 Tsun Ming LOK
 Unveiling the Diagnostic Potential: A Multi-Center Evaluation of the RPIP Target Capture Sequencing Kit for Pathogens Detection, AMR Profiling and Strain typing from common Respiratory Specimens
Poster No. PP049
 Huong Thien PHAM
 The Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis and Serotype Distribution in Vietnam
Poster No. PP050
 Van Hung PHAM
 Suitable Approach for Quality Assurance in the Identification of the Micro-organisms Including Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi
Poster No. PP051
 Van Hung PHAM
 Applying Multiplex Real-time PCR to Evaluate E6/E7 Expression in Human Papillomavirus
Poster No. PP052
 Van Hung PHAM
 The Role of Multiplex Realtime PCR in Detecting Acute Diarrhoea Pathogens
Poster No. PP053
 Hin Fung TSANG
 Is metagenetic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) the future of infectious disease diagnosis?
Poster No. PP054
 Chung Ting CHAU
 Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Amphotericin B Resistance in Fungal Infections
Poster No. PP055
 Ka Lip CHEW
 Genotypic Markers of Azole Resistance in Clinical Candida tropicalis Isolates in Singapore
Poster No. PP056
 Pak-Ting HAU
 Emerging Environmental Niches of Drug-Resistant Yeasts: Evidence from Hong Kong Mangroves, Birds, and Fruits
Poster No. PP058
 Chiu-Tung LEUNG
 Evaluation of Acemannan as a Potential Immunoenhancer for Phagocytic and Killing Activities of Macrophages against Candidozyma (Candida) auris
Poster No. PP059
 Raymond Hei Man  LIU
 The Relationship Between Extracellular Vesicle and Amphotericin B Resistance in Candida Auris
Poster No. PP062
 Man Huen SIU
 Diversity and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Clinical Yeasts in Hong Kong, June to December 2025
Poster No. PP063
 Clement TSUI
 Molecular epidemiology of antifungal resistant Trichophyton species in Singapore
Poster No. PP064
 He WANG
 A Rapid, High-Throughput Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan
Poster No. PP066
 Tsz Yan CHAN
 A Pilot Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Bundle in Renal Dialysis Centre in a Private Hospital
Poster No. PP067
 Ka Lam CHENG
 A Cluster-Wide Blood Culture Contamination Reduction Program
Poster No. PP068
 Fadia FAUZI
 Demographics and Clinical Indications for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital
Poster No. PP069
 Dorottya KISS
 Patient-specific Risk Factors for the Emergence of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
Poster No. PP070
 Wai Yan KWAN
 Promoting Hand Hygiene Before Patient Meals in Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Poster No. PP071
 Mannie Man Wai LAM
 Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Neurosurgical Unit: the Importance of Early Antivirals in Reducing Transmission
Poster No. PP072
 Yan Tong LOO
 Investigation of A Suspected Staphylococcus equorum Outbreak in Eye Department
Poster No. PP074
 Jean Xiang Ying SIM
 Attributable mortality caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a tertiary hospital in Singapore
Poster No. PP075
 Ting Fong Margaret TSOI
 Knowledge and Travel Risk Perceptions towards Antimicrobial Resistance among Hong Kong Outbound Travelers during and after COVID-19: a Longitudinal Study
Poster No. PP076
 Chih-Man YANG
 Effects of feeding mice with Ganoderma lucidum culture solution on improving gut microbe
Poster No. PP077
 Jang Gwon YOON
 Financial Incentives Drive Infection Control Improvement in Long-term Care Hospitals: A 3-Year Longitudinal Evaluation
Poster No. PP078
 Cheol O BAE
 Cross-Platform Testing to Reduce False-Positive Results in Fourth-Generation HIV Ag/Ab Assays
Poster No. PP079
 Shaohang CAI
 Selective Loss of Long-term Hepatitis A Virus Immunity in People Living with HIV
Poster No. PP080
 Shaohang CAI
 More Than Meets the Eye: Immunological Consequences of Syphilis Co-infection in People Living with HIV Receiving Long-term Antiretroviral Therapy
Poster No. PP081
 Pui I IEONG
 HIV Self-Testing Utilisation and Considerations among Men who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong: a Cross-sectional Study
Poster No. PP082
 Tsz Ho KWAN
 Understanding barriers and uptake of HIV PrEP among men who have sex with men with social ecological model
Poster No. PP083
 Damon LIN
 Early Switch to CAB+RPV LA in Treatment-Naive Adults With HIV-1: Month 11 Outcomes From VOLITION
Poster No. PP084
 Damon  LIN
 Meta-analysis of DTG/3TC vs DTG 3DRs in ART-Naive People With High Baseline Viral Loads and Low CD4+
Poster No. PP085
 Monrat MALINEEVECHKUL
 One-Year Tuberculosis Incidence Among People Living With HIV Receiving Isoniazid-Rifapentine Preventive Therapy
Poster No. PP086
 Alison Yee Ting LAM
 Metagenomics-Enabled Phylogeographic Mapping of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in an Urban Subway System
Poster No. PP088
 Farah AL MARZOOQ
 Efficacy of Aztreonam Combined with Novel Diazabicyclooctane Zidebactam Against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Poster No. PP089
 Ananya ANURAG ANAND
 Evolutionary Analysis of Beta-Lactamases in WHO Priority Pathogens Identifies Conserved Motifs and Positions VIM as an Evolutionary Intermediate Between IMP and NDM
Poster No. PP090
 Jinyang BAEK
 NDM-Producing Enterobacterales in Korea: Clone-Specific ESBL Backgrounds and Activity of Cefiderocol and Aztreonam/Avibactam
Poster No. PP091
 Wutthiseth DHITINANMUANG
 Factors Associated With Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteremia In Febrile Neutropenic Patients At Ratchaburi Hospital, Thailand
Poster No. PP092
 Bei JIANG
 Deciphering Genomic Features Driving Environmental-to-Clinical Transition in Acinetobacter baumannii via Deep Learning
Poster No. PP093
 Zaharaddin Muhammad  KALGO
 Mechanism of Carbapenem Resistant among Multi-Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Poster No. PP094
 Zaharaddin Muhammad  KALGO
 MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF RESISTANT DETERMINANT AMONG MULTI-DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIAL PATHOGENS OF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT IN NIGERIAN HOSPITALS
Poster No. PP095
 Yu Ri KANG
 Molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales harboring multiple carbapenemase genes in Asian countries
Poster No. PP096
 Doo Ri  KIM
 Clinical Manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia: A Single Center Study
Poster No. PP097
 Hye Mee KIM
 Identification of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae KL1-ST23 bloodstream isolates in Korea
Poster No. PP098
 Abera Abdeta KITABA
 Selective Enrichment of Regulatory and Small RNAs in Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Poster No. PP099
 Kwan Soo KO
 Fitness and Mechanisms Associated with Host-Dependent Effects of mcr-10 Plasmids on Colistin Resistance
Poster No. PP100
 Kwan Soo KO
 Impact of Staphylococcus aureus on Colistin Susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii in Co-Culture
Poster No. PP102
 Kwan Soo KO
 Within-Host Evolution of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with AmpC Overexpression
Poster No. PP103
 Konishi KOHEI
 Performance of the VITEK REVEAL, for Fast Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacteremia: Results from a Comparative Prospective Monocentric Study in Hong Kong.
Poster No. PP104
 Seunghee LEE
 Non-Carbapenem Antimicrobials for ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Poster No. PP107
 Tilaye Shibbiru MENGISTU
 Regulatory Roles of Novel Small Non-Coding RNAs in Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, Bacterial Survival, and Stress Response in Strong Biofilm-Forming Acinetobacter Baumannii
Poster No. PP108
 Jinghao Nicholas NGIAM
 Trends in Macrolide and Quinolone Resistance in Campylobacter Bacteraemia and Risk of Relapse
Poster No. PP110
 Huong Thien PHAM
 The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Poster No. PP111
 Van Hung PHAM
 H. pylori: Pathogen Causing Gastric Ulcers and the State of Antibiotic Resistance
Poster No. PP112
 Van Hung PHAM
 Detection of Carbapenemase-producing Genes in the Acinetobacter baumannii Causing Infections Isolated in Vietnam by Using the Whole-genome Sequencing Technology
Poster No. PP113
 Pramodya RANAWEERA
 Incidence of Salmonella species Isolation Among Children with Diarrhea Admitted to a Tertiary Paediatric Center in Sri Lanka
Poster No. PP114
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-avibactam Against Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Patients in the Asia/Pacific Region, by Infection Source, ATLAS Surveillance Study, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP115
 Gregory STONE
 In vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) and Comparators Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Respiratory Tract Infections from Asia Pacific, ATLAS Global Surveillance Program, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP116
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-avibactam Against Ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Patients in the Asia/Pacific Region, ATLAS Surveillance Study, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP117
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-avibactam and Comparator Agents Against Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Respiratory Sources in the Asia/Pacific Region, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP118
 Patrick TAY
 Cefiderocol Disc Diffusion Susceptibility Testing: CLSI vs EUCAST Discordance in NDM-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria
Poster No. PP119
 Warunee VANDEPITTE
 Salvage Antibiotic Options Against Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Paediatric Tertiary Care Centre: a Comparative Analysis of Ceftazidime-avibactam, Ceftolozane-tazobactam, Tigecycline, Colistin, and Netilmicin
Poster No. PP121
 Qing XIONG
 Investigating the Genomic Variations of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Poster No. PP122
 Sze Tsing Jonpaul ZEE
 Susceptibility of Eravacycline among Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Complex and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Poster No. PP124
 Jia Ying ZHANG
 Deciphering the Role of Defense Systems in the Evolution of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST2
Poster No. PP125
 Nilakshi BARUA
 High Touch Hospital Surfaces as Reservoirs of Staphylococci with Elevated Oxacillin Screening Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations
Poster No. PP126
 Pan CHEN
 Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in China From 2014 to 2023 and Characterization of a Rare Teicoplanin-Resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Poster No. PP127
 Sae Rom CHOI
 An Infant Infected with Macrolide-Resistant Bordetalla pertussis
Poster No. PP130
 Timothy LI
 Treatment of Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection With Omadacycline - A Local Case Series
Poster No. PP132
 Chin Pok CHAN
 Preference on Vaccination Strategy against Influenza and COVID-19 among Nurses in Hong Kong: Coadministration or Combination?
Poster No. PP133
 L. Kristopher  SIU
 Development of a non-invasion Intranasal vaccine for Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract infection
Poster No. PP134
 Esther Hui-En CHONG
 Predictors of Severe Influenza Community-Acquired Pneumonia in A Multicentre Singapore Cohort of Hospitalised Adults in Singapore
Poster No. PP135
 Ellie Shihng-Meir CHU
 A Recent Genotypic Surveillance of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP136
 Gaeun LEE
 Differences Between the Clinical Characteristics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A and B Infections in Hospitalized Adults: A 10-year Retrospective Study
Poster No. PP138
 Huong Thien PHAM
 Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses Detected by Multiplex Real-time PCR in Hospitalized Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Vietnam from 2020 to 2024
Poster No. PP139
 Van Hung PHAM
 Disease Burden and Subgroup Replacement of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) within the Respiratory Virome Landscape: A 24-Month Surveillance of Hospitalized Patients in Vietnam (2024–2025) Using Multiplex Real-time PCR Assay
Poster No. PP140
 Esanka MATHEW
 A Multimodal Intervention To Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers In National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka; A Quality Improvement Initiative
Poster No. PP141
 Einas OSMAN
 Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of NDM-Producing Enterobacterales in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Literature Review
Poster No. PP142
 Huiling GUO
 Identifying Distinct Antibiotic Behavioural Profiles Amongst Singapore Cat and Dog Owners: A Latent Class Analysis
Poster No. PP143
 Huiling GUO
 Identifying Distinct Antibiotic Behavioural Profiles in Singapore's General Population: A Latent Class Analysis

Antimicrobial Agents and PK/PD

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Poster No. PP001
 Christopher Koon Chi LAI
 Comparative Evaluation of Disc Diffusion and Broth Microdilution Methods for Aztreonam-Avibactam in Enterobacterales and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia at a Tertiary Hospital in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP002
 Hoan NGO
 A New Class of Antibiotics Overcomes Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria by Targeting Outer Layer Glycolipid Biosynthesis
Poster No. PP003
 Viet Tin PHAM
 In Vivo Efficacy Assessment and Pharmacokinetics of Systemic PBT2 in Combination with Doxycycline in a Neutropenic Mouse Model of Lung Infection
Poster No. PP004
 Rujipas SIRIJATUPHAT
 Generic vs. Branded Tigecycline for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: A Comparative Safety and Efficacy Analysis
Poster No. PP005
 Xiuling SONG
 Three Decades of ESKAPEE Antimicrobial Resistance: Emerging Burdens in Working-Age Individuals and High-Income Regions
Poster No. PP006
 Wan In WEI
 Carriage Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance Organisms among Inbound Travelers in Hong Kong in 2024

Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals

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Poster No. PP008
 Nilakshi BARUA
 Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Poultry and Cattle Farms from Urban and Rural Farms of Bangladesh
Poster No. PP009
 Ana Lúcia Da Costa DARINI
 Silent Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales in Healthy Companion Dogs
Poster No. PP010
 Zhihang ZHENG
 KEGG orthology-based machine learning reveals functional determinants of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

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Poster No. PP011
 Yvonne May Fen CHIA
 Impact of a Carbapenem Prescribing Protocol on Prescribing Appropriateness in a General Medicine Department
Poster No. PP012
 Ki Dae EOM
 Formulary Restriction with Preauthorization vs. Prospective Audit and Feedback: Impacts on Antibiotic Use in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit During a Period of Healthcare Disruption
Poster No. PP013
 Kushlani JAYATHILLEKE
 Antibiotic Misuse in Obstetric and Gynecological Ward Leading to Unnecessary Antibiotic Exposure in Neonates
Poster No. PP014
 Chunhwa  JUNG
 Stepwise Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
Poster No. PP015
 Inuk JUNG
 Longitudinal Two-Center EHR Resource for Antibiotic Stewardship in Patients with Bacteremia
Poster No. PP016
 Young Rong KIM
 Clinical Outcomes by Initial Empirical Therapy and De-escalation in Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Nationwide Study Using Korean National Health Insurance Claims Database
Poster No. PP017
 Joung Ha PARK
 Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Implementation on Multidrug-Resistant Organism Incidence in Two Hospitals with Different Structural Designs of Intensive Care Units
Poster No. PP018
 Manushi Pamoda SUCHARITHARATHNE
 Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on clinical and healthcare outcomes in patients with Enterobacterales bacteraemia: A retrospective cohort study from a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital
Poster No. PP019
 Pik Wa YU
 The Effectiveness of an Automatically Generated Memorandum for Meropenem Prescriber as a Behavioral Intervention for Meropenem Overuse: a Pilot Study
Poster No. PP020
 Ganjun YUAN
 Drug combinations to prevent antimicrobial resistance
Poster No. PP021
 Rui ZHANG
 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Antimicrobial Resistance in Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bacteriology

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Poster No. PP022
 Kartini ABDUL JABAR
 Growth Kinetics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Following Induction of Piperacillin–Tazobactam Resistance
Poster No. PP024
 Seung-Ji KANG
 A Simple Clinical Risk Count to Guide Echocardiography in Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia
Poster No. PP026
 Ping LU
 Identification of a Novel TonB Family Member TonB4 Involved in Iron Adaptation in Acinetobacter baumannii
Poster No. PP027
 Trinh NGUYEN THI
 Genetic Tool Development and Metabolic Characterization of Selenomonas sputigena in Relation to Human Lung Colonization
Poster No. PP028
 Ying NI
 Hybrid Sequencing Resolves Complete Genome and Methylome to Uncover Virulence Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP030
 Lok To SHAM
 Linking genotype to phenotype in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Genome-wide approaches for profiling genetic interactions

Clinical Case Report

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Poster No. PP031
 Pacharee BOONMANEEPRASERT
 Successful Benzimidazoles Therapy for Disseminated Echinococcosis with Diaphragmatic Invasion
Poster No. PP032
 Narut CHANCHARUSSIN
 Fulminant Myocarditis from Murine Typhus: A Case Misled by Positive Mycoplasma Serology
Poster No. PP033
 Kushlani JAYATILLEKE
 Fatal Aeromonas hydrophila Bacteraemia Following Floodwater Exposure
Poster No. PP034
 Anson Chung Ho LEE
 The Great Mimicker’s Perfect Storm: Multiorgan Failure from Brucella-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Pancarditis, and Neurobrucellosis
Poster No. PP036
 Esanka MATHEW
 Fatal Invasive Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused By Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae In An Immunocompromised Patient
Poster No. PP037
 Simin YANG
 Early Diagnosis of Leptospira Infection in Non-Endemic Areas
Poster No. PP038
 Yee Ting Nicole YIM
 Repeated False-Negative HIV Tests in a Patient with HIV/AIDS

COVID-19

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Poster No. PP039
 Vincy Carol LUK
 Characteristics, Outcomes, and the Use of Prophylactic Anticoagulation Among COVID-19 Patients with Venous Thromboembolism in a Chinese Population: A Multi-Centre Retrospective Study in Hong Kong

Diagnostic in Microbiology

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Poster No. PP040
 Farah AL MARZOOQ
 Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Characterize Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Enterobacterales
Poster No. PP042
 Bijayini BEHERA
 Development and Evaluation of a Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Lateral-Flow Assay (RPA-LFA) for Species Level Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Poster No. PP043
 Jie CHEN
 Development of novel diagnostics for profiling drug resistance in clinically important bacterial pathogens
Poster No. PP044
 Yuan Yi Constance CHEN
 Comparison of Fosfomycin Susceptibility Testing Methods
Poster No. PP045
 Peiyao JIA
 Development and Validation of a Microfluidic-Based Multiplex Rapid Detection Assay for Hospital-Acquired Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Poster No. PP046
 Karrie KO
 Genomic Heterogeneity of orfX-SCCmec Junction Insertions Driving MRSA Diagnostic Escape from Rapid PCR Assays
Poster No. PP047
 Ka Tsun LEUNG
 Detection of Parasites in Fecal Samples Using an Automatic Digital Feces Analyzer Keyu-F600
Poster No. PP048
 Tsun Ming LOK
 Unveiling the Diagnostic Potential: A Multi-Center Evaluation of the RPIP Target Capture Sequencing Kit for Pathogens Detection, AMR Profiling and Strain typing from common Respiratory Specimens
Poster No. PP049
 Huong Thien PHAM
 The Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis and Serotype Distribution in Vietnam
Poster No. PP050
 Van Hung PHAM
 Suitable Approach for Quality Assurance in the Identification of the Micro-organisms Including Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi
Poster No. PP051
 Van Hung PHAM
 Applying Multiplex Real-time PCR to Evaluate E6/E7 Expression in Human Papillomavirus
Poster No. PP052
 Van Hung PHAM
 The Role of Multiplex Realtime PCR in Detecting Acute Diarrhoea Pathogens
Poster No. PP053
 Hin Fung TSANG
 Is metagenetic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) the future of infectious disease diagnosis?

Fungal Infection and Medical Mycology

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Poster No. PP054
 Chung Ting CHAU
 Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Amphotericin B Resistance in Fungal Infections
Poster No. PP055
 Ka Lip CHEW
 Genotypic Markers of Azole Resistance in Clinical Candida tropicalis Isolates in Singapore
Poster No. PP056
 Pak-Ting HAU
 Emerging Environmental Niches of Drug-Resistant Yeasts: Evidence from Hong Kong Mangroves, Birds, and Fruits
Poster No. PP058
 Chiu-Tung LEUNG
 Evaluation of Acemannan as a Potential Immunoenhancer for Phagocytic and Killing Activities of Macrophages against Candidozyma (Candida) auris
Poster No. PP059
 Raymond Hei Man  LIU
 The Relationship Between Extracellular Vesicle and Amphotericin B Resistance in Candida Auris
Poster No. PP062
 Man Huen SIU
 Diversity and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Clinical Yeasts in Hong Kong, June to December 2025
Poster No. PP063
 Clement TSUI
 Molecular epidemiology of antifungal resistant Trichophyton species in Singapore
Poster No. PP064
 He WANG
 A Rapid, High-Throughput Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan

Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention/Control

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Poster No. PP066
 Tsz Yan CHAN
 A Pilot Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection Bundle in Renal Dialysis Centre in a Private Hospital
Poster No. PP067
 Ka Lam CHENG
 A Cluster-Wide Blood Culture Contamination Reduction Program
Poster No. PP068
 Fadia FAUZI
 Demographics and Clinical Indications for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening in a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital
Poster No. PP069
 Dorottya KISS
 Patient-specific Risk Factors for the Emergence of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
Poster No. PP070
 Wai Yan KWAN
 Promoting Hand Hygiene Before Patient Meals in Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Poster No. PP071
 Mannie Man Wai LAM
 Hepatitis C Outbreak in a Neurosurgical Unit: the Importance of Early Antivirals in Reducing Transmission
Poster No. PP072
 Yan Tong LOO
 Investigation of A Suspected Staphylococcus equorum Outbreak in Eye Department
Poster No. PP074
 Jean Xiang Ying SIM
 Attributable mortality caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a tertiary hospital in Singapore
Poster No. PP075
 Ting Fong Margaret TSOI
 Knowledge and Travel Risk Perceptions towards Antimicrobial Resistance among Hong Kong Outbound Travelers during and after COVID-19: a Longitudinal Study
Poster No. PP076
 Chih-Man YANG
 Effects of feeding mice with Ganoderma lucidum culture solution on improving gut microbe
Poster No. PP077
 Jang Gwon YOON
 Financial Incentives Drive Infection Control Improvement in Long-term Care Hospitals: A 3-Year Longitudinal Evaluation

HIV

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Poster No. PP078
 Cheol O BAE
 Cross-Platform Testing to Reduce False-Positive Results in Fourth-Generation HIV Ag/Ab Assays
Poster No. PP079
 Shaohang CAI
 Selective Loss of Long-term Hepatitis A Virus Immunity in People Living with HIV
Poster No. PP080
 Shaohang CAI
 More Than Meets the Eye: Immunological Consequences of Syphilis Co-infection in People Living with HIV Receiving Long-term Antiretroviral Therapy
Poster No. PP081
 Pui I IEONG
 HIV Self-Testing Utilisation and Considerations among Men who Have Sex with Men in Hong Kong: a Cross-sectional Study
Poster No. PP082
 Tsz Ho KWAN
 Understanding barriers and uptake of HIV PrEP among men who have sex with men with social ecological model
Poster No. PP083
 Damon LIN
 Early Switch to CAB+RPV LA in Treatment-Naive Adults With HIV-1: Month 11 Outcomes From VOLITION
Poster No. PP084
 Damon  LIN
 Meta-analysis of DTG/3TC vs DTG 3DRs in ART-Naive People With High Baseline Viral Loads and Low CD4+
Poster No. PP085
 Monrat MALINEEVECHKUL
 One-Year Tuberculosis Incidence Among People Living With HIV Receiving Isoniazid-Rifapentine Preventive Therapy

Microbiome

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Poster No. PP086
 Alison Yee Ting LAM
 Metagenomics-Enabled Phylogeographic Mapping of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in an Urban Subway System

Resistance In Gram-Negative Bacteria

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Poster No. PP088
 Farah AL MARZOOQ
 Efficacy of Aztreonam Combined with Novel Diazabicyclooctane Zidebactam Against Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Poster No. PP089
 Ananya ANURAG ANAND
 Evolutionary Analysis of Beta-Lactamases in WHO Priority Pathogens Identifies Conserved Motifs and Positions VIM as an Evolutionary Intermediate Between IMP and NDM
Poster No. PP090
 Jinyang BAEK
 NDM-Producing Enterobacterales in Korea: Clone-Specific ESBL Backgrounds and Activity of Cefiderocol and Aztreonam/Avibactam
Poster No. PP091
 Wutthiseth DHITINANMUANG
 Factors Associated With Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteremia In Febrile Neutropenic Patients At Ratchaburi Hospital, Thailand
Poster No. PP092
 Bei JIANG
 Deciphering Genomic Features Driving Environmental-to-Clinical Transition in Acinetobacter baumannii via Deep Learning
Poster No. PP093
 Zaharaddin Muhammad  KALGO
 Mechanism of Carbapenem Resistant among Multi-Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Kebbi State, Nigeria
Poster No. PP094
 Zaharaddin Muhammad  KALGO
 MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF RESISTANT DETERMINANT AMONG MULTI-DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIAL PATHOGENS OF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT IN NIGERIAN HOSPITALS
Poster No. PP095
 Yu Ri KANG
 Molecular characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales harboring multiple carbapenemase genes in Asian countries
Poster No. PP096
 Doo Ri  KIM
 Clinical Manifestations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia: A Single Center Study
Poster No. PP097
 Hye Mee KIM
 Identification of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae KL1-ST23 bloodstream isolates in Korea
Poster No. PP098
 Abera Abdeta KITABA
 Selective Enrichment of Regulatory and Small RNAs in Outer Membrane Vesicles Derived from Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Poster No. PP099
 Kwan Soo KO
 Fitness and Mechanisms Associated with Host-Dependent Effects of mcr-10 Plasmids on Colistin Resistance
Poster No. PP100
 Kwan Soo KO
 Impact of Staphylococcus aureus on Colistin Susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii in Co-Culture
Poster No. PP102
 Kwan Soo KO
 Within-Host Evolution of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with AmpC Overexpression
Poster No. PP103
 Konishi KOHEI
 Performance of the VITEK REVEAL, for Fast Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacteremia: Results from a Comparative Prospective Monocentric Study in Hong Kong.
Poster No. PP104
 Seunghee LEE
 Non-Carbapenem Antimicrobials for ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Poster No. PP107
 Tilaye Shibbiru MENGISTU
 Regulatory Roles of Novel Small Non-Coding RNAs in Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, Bacterial Survival, and Stress Response in Strong Biofilm-Forming Acinetobacter Baumannii
Poster No. PP108
 Jinghao Nicholas NGIAM
 Trends in Macrolide and Quinolone Resistance in Campylobacter Bacteraemia and Risk of Relapse
Poster No. PP110
 Huong Thien PHAM
 The Antibiotic Resistance Status of Gram-negative Bacilli causing Hospitalized Pneumonia Directly Detected by the MPL real-time PCR to Detect the Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Poster No. PP111
 Van Hung PHAM
 H. pylori: Pathogen Causing Gastric Ulcers and the State of Antibiotic Resistance
Poster No. PP112
 Van Hung PHAM
 Detection of Carbapenemase-producing Genes in the Acinetobacter baumannii Causing Infections Isolated in Vietnam by Using the Whole-genome Sequencing Technology
Poster No. PP113
 Pramodya RANAWEERA
 Incidence of Salmonella species Isolation Among Children with Diarrhea Admitted to a Tertiary Paediatric Center in Sri Lanka
Poster No. PP114
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-avibactam Against Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Patients in the Asia/Pacific Region, by Infection Source, ATLAS Surveillance Study, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP115
 Gregory STONE
 In vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) and Comparators Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Respiratory Tract Infections from Asia Pacific, ATLAS Global Surveillance Program, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP116
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Aztreonam-avibactam Against Ceftazidime-avibactam-resistant Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Patients in the Asia/Pacific Region, ATLAS Surveillance Study, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP117
 Gregory STONE
 In Vitro Activity of Ceftazidime-avibactam and Comparator Agents Against Enterobacterales Isolates Collected from Respiratory Sources in the Asia/Pacific Region, 2020-2024
Poster No. PP118
 Patrick TAY
 Cefiderocol Disc Diffusion Susceptibility Testing: CLSI vs EUCAST Discordance in NDM-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria
Poster No. PP119
 Warunee VANDEPITTE
 Salvage Antibiotic Options Against Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Paediatric Tertiary Care Centre: a Comparative Analysis of Ceftazidime-avibactam, Ceftolozane-tazobactam, Tigecycline, Colistin, and Netilmicin
Poster No. PP121
 Qing XIONG
 Investigating the Genomic Variations of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Poster No. PP122
 Sze Tsing Jonpaul ZEE
 Susceptibility of Eravacycline among Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Complex and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Poster No. PP124
 Jia Ying ZHANG
 Deciphering the Role of Defense Systems in the Evolution of Multi-drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST2

Resistance In Gram-Positive Bacteria

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Poster No. PP125
 Nilakshi BARUA
 High Touch Hospital Surfaces as Reservoirs of Staphylococci with Elevated Oxacillin Screening Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations
Poster No. PP126
 Pan CHEN
 Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in China From 2014 to 2023 and Characterization of a Rare Teicoplanin-Resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Poster No. PP127
 Sae Rom CHOI
 An Infant Infected with Macrolide-Resistant Bordetalla pertussis

Tuberculosis and other Mycobacterial Infections

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Poster No. PP130
 Timothy LI
 Treatment of Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection With Omadacycline - A Local Case Series

Vaccines

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Poster No. PP132
 Chin Pok CHAN
 Preference on Vaccination Strategy against Influenza and COVID-19 among Nurses in Hong Kong: Coadministration or Combination?
Poster No. PP133
 L. Kristopher  SIU
 Development of a non-invasion Intranasal vaccine for Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract infection

Viral Infection (All Viruses other than HIV And SARS-Cov-2)

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Poster No. PP134
 Esther Hui-En CHONG
 Predictors of Severe Influenza Community-Acquired Pneumonia in A Multicentre Singapore Cohort of Hospitalised Adults in Singapore
Poster No. PP135
 Ellie Shihng-Meir CHU
 A Recent Genotypic Surveillance of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections in Hong Kong
Poster No. PP136
 Gaeun LEE
 Differences Between the Clinical Characteristics of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A and B Infections in Hospitalized Adults: A 10-year Retrospective Study
Poster No. PP138
 Huong Thien PHAM
 Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses Detected by Multiplex Real-time PCR in Hospitalized Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Vietnam from 2020 to 2024
Poster No. PP139
 Van Hung PHAM
 Disease Burden and Subgroup Replacement of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) within the Respiratory Virome Landscape: A 24-Month Surveillance of Hospitalized Patients in Vietnam (2024–2025) Using Multiplex Real-time PCR Assay

Others

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Poster No. PP140
 Esanka MATHEW
 A Multimodal Intervention To Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Workers In National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka; A Quality Improvement Initiative
Poster No. PP141
 Einas OSMAN
 Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of NDM-Producing Enterobacterales in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Literature Review
Poster No. PP142
 Huiling GUO
 Identifying Distinct Antibiotic Behavioural Profiles Amongst Singapore Cat and Dog Owners: A Latent Class Analysis
Poster No. PP143
 Huiling GUO
 Identifying Distinct Antibiotic Behavioural Profiles in Singapore's General Population: A Latent Class Analysis

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