The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection-related diseases. This is achieved by promoting and supporting research, education, training, and good medical practice.
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Registration closes on 15 February for anaerobes course
The technical workshop in Groningen, The Netherlands takes place from 22 to 27 March 2010. Topics include diagnostics, antibiotic resistance and new therapeutic options.
Apply for grants by 19 Februrary. The course in Oslo, Norway focuses on host-pathogen interaction and takes place from 16-17 March 2010.
This European disk diffusion antimicrobial susceptibility test is calibrated to EUCAST clinical MIC breakpoints. New breakpoint tables and technical descriptions of method, including tables of QC targets, are now available on the EUCAST website.
Federation of medical societies kick-off in Stockholm
In early December 2009 an inaugural meeting of a European federation of medical researchers was launched. Representatives from about thirty societies from a wide range of medical fields participated.
H1N1 vaccination struggles against resistance and supply
"In many countries, doctors on the frontline of care have been left out of discussions of H1N1 vaccine policy." Read about the interview with Javier Garau, ESCMID President, on swine flu vaccination in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
