Friday, October 9, 2015: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Room: 30--ABCDE
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- list three important subclones with E. coli ST131 and their key distinguishing features
- describe and appraise the evidence for three possible reasons for the emergence of E. coli ST131
- examine how Enterobacteriaceae utilize multiple mechanisms of genetic mobilization to create complex network of drug resistance
- discuss insights into the population dynamics of gonococcus within hosts and populations and their implication for the biological basis and transmission of multidrug resistant gonorrhea
Target Audience: Scientists, Researchers, Public health practitioners, Microbiologists, Members-in-training, Lab personnel, Investigators, Infectious diseases physicians, Infectious diseases pediatricians, Infection preventionists, Hospital epidemiologists, Healthcare workers, Fellows, Epidemiologists, Clinicians, Academicians
Tracks: Pediatric ID, Investigative ID, Global ID, Epidemiology and Infection Control, Adult ID
Moderators:
Costi D. Sifri, MD, FIDSA, University of Virginia Health System
and
James R. Johnson, MD, FIDSA, FACP, FRCPE, University of Minnesota
Presentations:
2:00 PM
CME Credits: Maximum of 1.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
ACPE Credits: No CPE credit is offered for this session
ACPE Number:
Disclosures:
C. D. Sifri,
None
ICET: Consultant , Consulting fee
Merk: Investigator , Grant recipient
Tetraphase: Investigator , Grant recipient
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