36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)
The 36th Annual Meeting of ESPID (European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases) held in Malmö, Sweden, on May 28 - June 2, 2018, included a wide range of educational seminars and lectures on the latest developments in the field of pediatric infections, epidemiology and immunology. The conference was attended by pediatricians, infectious practitioners, microbiologists and distinguished researchers from all over the world and presented original research work on the whole range of pediatric infections.
The CLEO team, headed by Prof. Theoklis Zaoutis, attended this year's conference and participated with the following abstracts:
1. Variability of length of therapy for possible early onset sepsis (EOS) and late onset sepsis (LOS): identifying opportunities for antibiotic stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
2. Variability in empiric antibacterial and antifungal use in pediatric oncology patients with febrile neutropenia.
3. Central line associated bloodstream infections in neonatal and pediatric units in greece.
4. Hand hygiene compliance rates and barriers in pediatric units in greece.
5. Surveillance for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs): accuracy of different sampling strategies.
6. Vaccination during pregnancy: Women in Greece are unaware and express concerns for safety
7. Neonates treated for meningitis in a neonatal infection surveillance network (NEONIN)
8. Culture-proven infections in late preterm infants in a neonatal infection surveillance network (NEONIN)
9. Community onset central line associated bloodstream infections (CO-CLABSIs) in pediatric oncology patients: an underestimated problem?
10. Risk factors for community onset central line associated bloodstream infections (CO-CLABSIs) in pediatric oncology patients
The CLEO team also participated in the 10th ESPID RESEARCH MASTERCLASS (ERMC), a closed, seminar type of forum for active pediatric infectious diseases (PID) research groups in Europe. The primary aim of ERMC is to provide better opportunities for young researchers to present their studies and discuss their research with other junior colleagues as well as with European research group leaders. During the Masterclass, the junior researchers will be trained how to present their data, ask questions or chair a session. The second aim of the seminar is to provide the researchers a better view of recent PID research in Europe and also to stimulate discussions of new research collaborations among ESPID members.
