Université catholique de Louvain
Unité de pharmacologie cellulaire et moléculaire
Unité de microbiologie
Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne
Laboratoire de microbiologie
 
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Staphylococcus aureus:
what do we need to know (and to do) in 2007

an interactive symposium
Thursday January 11th 2007 - 14h-18h15
Session 1: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Resistance and Diagnostic


S. aureus: virulence and pathophysiology
P. Moreillon (Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
Epidemiology and resistance in the hospital and the community
M. Struelens (Reference Laboratory MRSA-Staphylococci, Erasmus Hospital & Free University of Brussels, Brussels)


MRSA and Nursing homes: is there a problem and do we need to change our guidelines ?
B. Jans & C. Suetens (Epidemiology section, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels)
MRSA in the Mediterranean area: the problems for them and for us (and a solution...)
A. Pascual (Department of Microbiology, University of Seville, Spain)


Methodological problems for the detection of resistant S. aureus: MRSA, VISA, …
Y. Glupczynski (Laboratory of Microbiology, UCL University Clinic of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir & Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels)
Session 2: Therapeutics
Present therapeutic options and strategies for the hospital (including the Intensive Care Units)
Y. Van Laethem (University Clinic St-Pierre & Free University of Brussels, Brussels)
Present therapeutic options for ambulatory and outpatients
D. Vogelaers (Ghent University Clinic & University of Ghent, Ghent)
The new antistaphycolococcal drugs (tigecycline, daptomycin, telavancin, …) :
is the future (really) shining ?

F. Van Bambeke (Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels)

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