Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Surveillance of Resistance in Gram-positive Cocci: Laboratory to Clinic, ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop
17 - 20 June 2012, Zagreb, Croatia
Organisers
- European Study Group for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (ESGARS)
- Croatian Society of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (CSMMP)
Course Objectives
- Understand the epidemiology of methicillinresistant S.aureus, pencillin non-susceptible
- pneumococci, ampicillin- and/or vancomycin-resistant enterococci and other resistant Gram-positive cocci in Europe
- Perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing by dilution, diffusion and automatic techniques for above-mentioned bacteria
- Explain important resistance mechanisms for the above-mentioned bacteria and factors determining the risk for selection and dissemination
- Understand differences in various screening methods to detect carriage of resistant Gram-positive cocci
Course Venue
Department of Clinical Microbiology
University Hospital for Infectious Diseases
Zagreb, Croatia
Target Audience
30 clinical microbiologists or infectious disease specialists with an interest in antimicrobial susceptibility testing and surveillance
Registration closed
If you have questions, please contacht the Administrative Secretariat directly.
Course Content
Four modules covering epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, treatment options and susceptibility testing in theory and practice of:
- S. aureus/methicillin-resistant S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Ampicillin- and/or vancomycin-resistant enterococci
- Penicillin non-susceptible pneumococci
- Other Gram-positive cocci (Aerococcus, Granulicatella, Pediococcus, Abiotrophia, Viridans streptococci)
Practical classes
- International Standards Organization (ISO) microdilution and other dilution techniques
- Diffusion techniques (disk diffusion and gradient strips)
- Automated systems for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
- Tests for specific resistance mechanisms (hVISA, methicillin-resistance, vancomycin resistance, etc.)
- Epidemiological surveillance computer programmes
- Epidemiological typing system databases
- Computer expert programmes
Course Programme
Sunday, 17 June |
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Arrivals |
Chairs: G. Cornaglia, A. Tambic Andrasevic |
14.00 – 14.20 W. Hryniewicz: Current epidemiology of invasive MRSA in Europe / Impact of CA-MRSA |
14.20 – 14.40 R. Skov: Detection of livestock-associated MRSA including the novel mecA-variant |
14.40 – 15.10 R. Skov: Susceptibility testing and screening methods for MRSA |
15.10 – 15.30 Discussion |
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break |
Chairs: Ch. Giske, L. Martinez-Martinez |
16.00 – 16.20 A. Tambic Andrasevic: Treatment options for MRSA infections |
16.20 – 16.50 Luis Martinez-Martinez: Current epidemiology of invasive enterococci in Europe |
16.50 – 17.10 Ch. Giske: Susceptibility testing and screening methods for detection of VRE |
17.10 – 17.30 J. Christensen: Importance of correct species identification in enterococci and streptococci |
17.30 – 18.00 Discussion |
Monday, 18 June |
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Chairs: W. Hryniewicz, R. Skov |
09.00 – 09.20 B. Henriques-Normark: Epidemiology of penicillin-non-susceptible pneumococci (PNSP) |
09.20 – 09.40 W. Hryniewicz: Macrolide- and lincosamide-resistance in streptococci and pneumococci |
09.40 – 10.00 B. Henriques-Normark: Impact of vaccination on serotype distribution and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease |
10.00 – 10.15 Discussion |
10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break |
10.45 – 13.00 Tutorials |
1 W. Hryniewicz: Resistance in streptococci/pneumococci |
2 R. Skov: MRSA |
3 L. Martinez-Martinez: Enterococci |
10.45 – 11.30 Group 1: Tutorial 1 Group 2: Tutorial 2 Group 3: Tutorial 3 |
11.30 – 12.15 Group 1: Tutorial 2 Group 2: Tutorial 3 Group 3: Tutorial 1 |
12.15 – 13.00 Group 1: Tutorial 3 Group 2: Tutorial 1 Group 3: Tutorial 2 |
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch |
14.00 – 17.30 Practicals part 1 |
Dinner 100th Anniversary |
Tuesday, 19 June |
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Chairs: G. Kahlmeter, N. van de Sande-Bruinsma |
09.00 – 09.20 Ch. Giske: Fluoroquinolone-resistance in pneumococci |
09.20 – 09.50 J. Christensen: Clinical importance of viridans groupstreptococci and other rare gram-positive cocci |
09.50 – 10.20 G. Kahlmeter: Early warning system for resistant organisms |
10.20 – 10.40 Discussion |
10.40 – 11.10 Coffee break |
11.10 – 13.00 N. van de Sande-Bruinsma: Antimicrobial surveillance programs |
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch |
14.00 – 17.00 Practicals part 2 |
Social event & Dinner |
Wednesday, 20 June |
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09.00 – 11.15 Tutorials |
4 Ch. Giske: Early warning systems |
5 J. Christensen: Identification of streptococci |
6 N. van de Sande-Bruinsma: surveillance |
09.00 – 09.45 Group 1: Tutorial 4 Group 2: Tutorial 5 Group 3: Tutorial 6 |
09.45 – 10.30 Group 1: Tutorial 5 Group 2: Tutorial 6 Group 3: Tutorial 4 |
10.30 – 11.15 Group 1: Tutorial 6 Group 2: Tutorial 4 Group 3: Tutorial 5 |
11.15 – 12.00 Closing remarks |
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch |
Departures |
Course Faculty
- Jens Jorgen Christensen, Slagelse, DK
- Giuseppe Cornaglia, Verona, IT
- Christian Giske, Stockholm, SE
- Birgitta Henriques Normark, Stockholm, SE
- Waleria Hryniewicz, Warsaw, PL
- Gunnar Kahlmeter, Vaxjo, SE
- Luis Martinez-Martinez, Santander, ES
- Robert Skov, Copenhagen, DK
- Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, Zagreb, HR
- Nienke van de Sande-Bruinsma, Bilthoven, NL
Practical classes
- Suzana Bukovski, Zagreb, HR
- Iva Butic, Zagreb, HR
- Irina Pristas, Zagreb, HR
