Scientific Programme
Sunday October 7th, 2007 |
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18:30 |
Opening lecture
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Impact of conjugate pneumococcal vaccine on pneumococcal pneumonia:implications for pandemic influenza preparedness.
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Keith Klugman Atlanta, USA |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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Monday October 8th, 2007
Physiology and pathogenicity factors of S. pneumoniae
Morning session: plenary lectures
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Chairpersons:
L. Sigve HåvarsteinErnesto García
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08:30-09:30 |
Pneumococcal virulence factors and their role in disease.
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Tim J.Mitchell Glasgow,UK
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09:30-10:30 |
Pneumococcal fratricide: possible impact on horizontal gene transfer and virulence.
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Leiv Sigve Håvarstein As, Norway
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break
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11:00-12:00 |
Pneumococcal peptidoglycan hydrolases: from phage to bacteria (or vice versa). |
Ernesto García Madrid, Spain
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12:00-13:00 |
Capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in the pneumococcus.
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Janet L. Yother Birmingham,USA
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13:00-14:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Afternoon session: abstract presentations and discussion around the poster boards
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15: Identification of Conditionally Essential Genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Genomic Array Footprinting.
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Esther Bootsma Netherlands
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17: Streptococcus pneumoniae contain three rlrA pilus variants that are clonally related.
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Michele Barocchi Italy
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26: Pilus-related Sortase SrtB of S.pneumoniae catalyzes specific transpeptidation reactions in Vitro.
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Werner Pansegrau Italy
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27: Competence induced fratricide in pneumococci.
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Vegard Eldholm Norway
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23: Pneumolysin and autolysin genes in nonencapsulated and encapsulated pharyngeal Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from young Finnish men.
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Paula Asumaniemi Finland
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20: The association of MBL2 gene polymorphisms and the carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in asthmatic and nonasthmatic young men.
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Aino Rantala Finland
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29: Protective immune response cytokine profile to S. pneumoniae protein with vaccine potential.
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Y. Mizrachi Nebenzahl Israel
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18: Rapid identification of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae from Streptococcus pneumoniae and other "viridans streptococci" using PCR-RFLP (PCR-Restriction fragment lengh polymorphism).
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Margaret Ip Hong Kong
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4: RT-PCR detection of S. pneumoniae in patients with invasive bacterial disease after antibiotic therapy.
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Sigrid Heuberger Austria |
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19:30 |
Dinner |
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Tuesday October 9th, 2007
Antimicrobial resistance of S. pneumoniae
Morning session: plenary lectures
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Chairpersons:
Daniel Musher "N. N."
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08:00-09:00 |
A fresh look at the definition of susceptibilityof Streptococcus pneumoniae to beta-lactam antibiotics.
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Daniel Musher Houston, USA
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09:00-10:00 |
Update on macrolide resistance.
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Josefina Liñares Barcelona, Spain
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break
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10:30-11:30 |
Resistance to fluoroquinolones and fitness cost.
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Keith Klugman Atlanta, USA
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11:30-12:30 |
Relationship between antimicrobial resistance and virulence.
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Jefferey N. Weiser Philadelphia, USA
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch
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13:30-17:30 |
Excursion
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18:00-20:00 |
Late afternoon session: abstract presentations and discussion around the poster boards
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5: mef positive Streptococcus pneumoniae Spanish clinical isolates: population structure analysis and its relationship with tetracycline resistance.
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Elia Gomez Spain
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12: Streptococcus pneumoniae drug resistance in non-vaccine serotypes isolated from children vaccinated with the heptavalent conjugate vaccine (PCV7).
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Nelson Frazão Portugal
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30: Penicillin-resistance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae increased in Finland in 2005-2006.
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A. VIrolainen Julkunen Finland
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25: Study of the resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. isolated in Romania between January 2001- June 2007.
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Marina Pana Romania
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28: Rate of nasopharyngeal carriage, antimicrobial resistance and serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in Central Greece. |
A. Tatsiopoulos Greece
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33: Activity of Third Generation Cephalosporins against Penicillin/Amoxicillin Non-Susceptible S. pneumoniae Isolates from 2007 in Spain.
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Lorenzo Aguilar Spain
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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Wednesday October 10th, 2007
Clinical management and epidemiology of S. pneumoniae
Morning session: plenary lectures
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Chairpersons:
Ron Dagan Ake Örtqvist
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08:30-09:30 |
Nasopharyngeal colonisation.
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HelenaMäkel Helsinki, Finland
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09:30-10:30 |
Serotypes replacement.
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Ron Dagan Beer-Sheva, Israel
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break
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11:00-12:00 |
Vaccines.
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Ake Örtqvist Stockholm, Sweden
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12:00-13:00 |
Treatment of multidrug resistant S. pneumoniae.
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Javier Garau Barcelona, Spain
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13:00-14:30 |
Lunch
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14:30 |
Afternoon session:abstract presentations and discussion around the poster boards
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14: Temporal Trends in Pneumococcal Parapneumonic Empyema in Children in Spain: a Nationwide Study.
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Esther Calbo Spain |
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16: Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by PCR ? expansion of the method to identify the Hungarian serotypes.
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Orsolya Dobay Hungary
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19: Epidemiology of S. pneumoniae in sepsis and meningitis in Lombardy (Italy).
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Laura Daprai Italy
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13: Emergence of serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizing healthy children in Portugal in the 7-valent conjugate vaccination era.
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Sónia Nunes Portugal |
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24: Incidence and serotype distribution of isolates causing invasive pneumococcal disease in Denmark, 1938-2006.
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Zitta B. Harbo, Denmark
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11: Dramatic changes in the pneumococcal nasopharyngeal flora of preschool children in Portugal following the introduction of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7).
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Raquel Sa-Leao, Portugal
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31: Does Protein Binding Preclude Antipneumococcal Activity of a Highly Bound Cephalosporin?: A Cefditoren Pharmacodynamic Simulation.
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Lorenzo Aguilar Spain
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32: Monte Carlo Simulation Describing the Pharmacodynamic Profile of 400 mg Cefditoren-Pivoxil Administered after Meals.
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Maria-Jose Gimene, Spain
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18:00 |
Closing lecture
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A perspective on the problem of S. pneumoniae.
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David Fedson Sergy Haut,France |
