26 publications in first year of TROCAR - Translational Research on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
The project focused on antibiotic resistance as well as epidemiological traits of the bacterial species included in the project. Most of the research is related to the genetics, biochemistry and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance.
Assembly of Members at the ECCMID 2010
Sunday, 11 April 2010 from 18.15-19.30 in Vienna. The agenda will be sent to all members and includes discussion of moving ESCMID's domicile from Germany to Switzerland and presentation of awardees.
Held once again on St. George's Day, 23 April 2010, this symposium will cover milestones in the history of infections. It will take place in Florence, Italy.
ESCMID Vote February 2010
In order to become more efficient and flexible, ESCMID wants to change its legal domicile from Germany to Switzerland. All ESCMID members are asked to participate in the current vote. Please proceed to the voting page and log in with your regular credentials.
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. Javier Garau, ESCMID President, participated on behalf of ESCMID.
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H1N1 vaccination struggles against resistance and supply
Read about the interview with Javier Garau, ESCMID President, on swine flu vaccination in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier (The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2010, Vol 10, 9).
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