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ESCMID Conference on Enterococci: from Animals to Man

18 - 20 November 2009, Barcelona, Spain

Organizing Committee

  • Javier Garau, Barcelona, ES
  • Jordi Vila, Barcelona, ES
  • Rob Willems, Utrecht, NL

 

Conference Objectives

The speakers will review, assess and debate the virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and the infections caused by enterococci as well as the rationale for currently recommended antibiotic therapy. In addition, the public health importance of animals as reservoirs for enterococci will be discussed. At the end of the conference, the participants should have an improved understanding of the ecology, epidemiology, virulence and infections caused by these microorganisms.

 

Conference Venue

Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, ES
Location

 

Target Audience

Clinical microbiologists, infectious diseases specialists, veterinarians, epidemiologists and pharmacists who want to increase their knowledge on enterococci.

Conference Programme

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Wednesday, 18 November 2009

16:00 Chairmen’s introduction

16:15 Enterococcal genomes and genomic islands. Willem van Schaik

16:45 Virulence factors in enterococci. Cesar Arias

17:15 Biofilm formation: molecular bases and clinical implications. Helen Leavis

17:45 Discussion

Thursday, 19 November 2009

9:00 Mechanisms of resistance to quinolones. Jordi Vila

9:30 Mechanisms of resistance to vancomycin. Roland Leclercq

10:00 Linezolid: in vitro activity and antimicrobial resistance. John Quinn

10:30 Discussion

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Animals as reservoirs for enterococci. Ole E. Heuer

12:00 Molecular typing of enterococci; emergence and spread of VRE in Europe. Guido Werner

12:30 Discussion

13:00 Lunch

15:00 Mobile genetic elements in enterococci. Teresa Coque

15:30 Population biology and ecology of Enterococcus faecium: from commensal to hospital-adapted pathogen. Rob Willems

16:00 The oxidative stress response of enterococci: connection to virulence and antibiotic resistance. Axel Hartke

16:30 Discussion

Friday, 20 November 2009

9:00 Changing epidemiology of enterococcal infections. Matteo Bassetti

9:30 Limitations of current recommendations of therapy of enterococcal endocarditis. Bruno Fantin

10:00 Beta-lactam combination in the treatment of enterococcal endocarditis. Javier Garau

10:30 Discussion

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Post-genomic strategies to identify factors relevant for the in vivo lifestyle of E. faecalis. Pascale Serror

12:00 Enterococci and intra-abdominal infections. Stefanos Geroulanos

12:30 Role of Enterococcus spp in bone prosthetic infections. Andrej Trampuz

13:00 Discussion

13:30 Lunch

15:30 Role of enterococcal surface glycoconjugates in virulence and immune response. Johannes Hübner

16:00 New lipopeptides in the treatment of enterococcal infections. Rod Warren

17:00 Discussion

17:30 Closing remarks

Last update: 26 April 2010

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