Intracellular Bacteria: from Biology to Clinic, ESCMID Postgraduate Education Course
2 - 5 November 2010, Sousse, Tunisia
Organizers
Jointly organized by the ESCMID Study Group for Coxiella, Anaplasma, Rickettsia and Bartonella, the Tunisian Society of Infection Pathology (STPI) and the Medical Faculty Ibn El Jazzar of Sousse (FMS).
Course Materials
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Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Rickettsioses
- Bacteriology and Taxonomy of rickettsia. M. Eremeeva
- Bio-ecology of vectors of rickettsioses. I. Bitam
- Pathogenesis of rickettsioses. G. Greub
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses (SFGR)
- Epidemiology of SFGR. A. Letaief
- Clinical and biological features of SFGR. N. Kaabia
- Diagnosis of SFGR in laboratory. P.-E. Fournier
Workshops: Case studies presented by
- N. Kaabia
- A. Gikas
- G. Greub
- S. Graves
- N. Mouffok
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Q Fever
- Bacteriology of Coxiella and pathogenesis of Q fever in humans. G. Greub
- Epidemiology and diagnosis of Q Fever. A. Gikas
- Q fever in animals. L. Messadi
Bartonella infection
- Ecology and epidemiology of Bartonella. R. Birtles
- Pathogenesis of Bartonella. G. Greub
- Bartonella : from Cat-scratch Disease to endocarditis. P.-E. Fournier
Workshops: Case studies presented by
- P.-E. Fournier
- A. Znazen
- A. Letaief
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Practical course
Molecular biology diagnostic. M. Eremeeva
Friday, 5 November 2010
Anaplasma and Anaplasmosis
- Bacteriology of Anaplasmataceae. M. Eremeeva
- Ecology and epidemiology of Anaplasma. A. Bouattour
- Laboratory diagnosis of anaplasmosis. A. Bouattour
Genomics
- Lessons from rickettsia/ bartonella genomics. P.-E. Fournier
- How to conduct a full genome project. G. Greub
- Surveillance of rickettsioses. M. Eremeeva
Course Faculty
- Richard Birtles, Liverpool, UK
- Idir Bitam, Algiers, Algeria
- Ali Bouattour, Tunis, Tunisia
- Marina Eremeeva, Atlanta, US
- Pierre Edouard Fournier, Marseille, France
- Achilleas Gikas, Heraklion, Greece
- Gilbert Greub, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Naoufel Kaabia, Sousse, Tunisia
- Amel Letaief Omezzine, Sousse, Tunisia
- Nadjet Mouffok, Oran, Algeria
- Abir Znazen, Sfax, Tunisia
Local Course Coordinator
Amel Letaief Omezzine,
Infectious Diseases Department
CHU Farhat Hached, 4000 Sousse- Tunisia
Phone +216 73 211 183
Fax +216 73 211 183
Amel Letaief
Administrative Secretariat
Habiba Rejeb
Infectious Diseases Department
CHU Farhat Hached, 4000 Sousse- Tunisia
Phone +216 73 211 183
Fax +216 73 211 183
Habiba Rejeb
Course Objectives
- Review the present knowledge on microbiology and epidemiology of Coxiella, Anaplasma, Rickettsia and Bartonella infections and their vectors.
- Be able to diagnose and treat these infections.
- Understand the limits and advantages of the approaches routinely used for the diagnosis of these intracellular bacteria.
- Demonstrate through interactive sessions the steps to diagnose and treat rickettsial diseases.
Course Venue
Tej Marhaba Hotel, Sousse, Tunisia
Target Audience
20 -25 infectious diseases and clinical microbiology specialists, PhD students and clinicians interested by intracellular pathogens and infections.
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