Symposium 10 - Changing Patterns of Staphylococcal Disease

Wednesday, 10 September 2008 16:30 - 18:00, Hall A

Co-Chair Georg Peters Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of MuensterGermany
Co-Chair Benjamin Howden  Australia
Coagulase negative staphylococci population studies
  • Mark Enright, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Hetero-Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) - Mechanisms and Clinical Impact
  • Benjamin Howden, Australia
Epidemiology of environmental Staphylococcus epidermidis in hospital and non-hospital environments
  • Johannes Knobloch, University of Luebeck, Germany
Whole genome analysis reveals substantial diversification between pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolates
  • Maarten Schijffelen, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands