Landpitalinn science meeting 2010 was organised on spring 2010 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Two posters was presented:

Kristinsson K, Erlendsdottir H, Hjalmarsdottir M, Gunnarsdottir T. Pneumococcal clones and the role of pili in invasive disease in Iceland, 1995-2009.

Árni Sæmundsson, Helga Erlendsdóttir, Ásgeir Haraldsson, Þórólfur Guðnason, Karl G. Kristinsson. Pneumókokkar, streptókokkar af flokki A og Haemophilus sp. í nefkoki leikskólabarna, faraldsfræði og möguleg tengsl við sýklalyfjanotkun.

 

The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, ESPID, forms the basis for European investigators interested in infectious diseases in children and infection prevention in childhood. The society is engaged in a number of activities including the organization of an annual conference. The attendance of conference guarantee to attendees the most up to date information on epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and clinical presentation of important paediatric diseases. ESPID 2010 was held in Nice, France, May 4 – 8, 2010.

During the meeting we presented following poster:

Poster No. 415 of authors - Vancikova Z, Janda A, Mejstrikova E, Trojanek M, Freiberger T, Pelikan L, Zemlickova H, Blechova Z, Maresova V. Is routine immunological screening beneficial in children with community-acquired pneumonia?, in poster section: Respiratory tract infections.

The preliminary results were presented on 20^th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (20th ECCMID) held in Vienna, Austria, April 10 – 13, 2010. The scientific programme of ECCMID gave the opportunity to hear about the latest advances in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. The meeting was an occasion for participants to interact and learn the latest news in the areas of antimicrobial chemotherapy and prevention of infectious diseases which play such an important role in the medicine. 
You can see the official photos from the congress.

During the meeting we presented following posters:

Poster No. 1695 of authors - Žemličková H, Jakubů V, Fridrichová M, Trojánek M, Musílek M, Motlová J. The presence of pilus and clade type among invasive pneumococci recovered in the Czech Republic, in poster section: Molecular typing: streptococci and staphylococci.

Poster No. 1426 of authors - Blechová Z, Džupová O, Trojánek M, Bergerová T, Gabrielová A, Žemličková H, Motlová J, Krákorová G, Marešová V. Serotype-specific analysis of bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, in poster section: Infections in the immunocompromised host and transplant patients.

Poster No. 1957 of authors – Kristinsson K, Erlendsdottir H, Hjalmarsdottir M, Gunnarsdottir T, Jensdottir H, Johannsdottir HD, Haraldsson G. Pneumococcal clones and the role of pili in invasive disease in Iceland, 1995-2008, in poster section: Pathogenesis - epidemiology/virulence.

 

The preliminary results were presented on 7^th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Disease (ISPPD-7) held in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 14 – 18, 2010. The symposium was devoted to the many aspects of pneumococci and pneumococcal diseases. The scientific program highlighted the latest scientific achievements and enhanced existing knowledge. Topics covered epidemiology, bacteriology, pathogenic mechanisms, clinical aspects, prevention and treatment.

During the meeting we presented two posters:

Poster No. 153 of authors - Žemličková H, Jakubů V, Fridrichová M, Trojánek M, Musílek M, Motlová J. The presence of piliated strains among penicillin-non susceptible pneumococci (PNSP) of serotypes 9V and 19A recovered in the Czech Republic, in poster section: Serotype dynamics of disease and colonization before and after vaccine, pre-vaccination epidemiology.

Poster No. 41 of authors - Blechová Z, Vančíková Z, Trojánek M, Houstková H, Pohl J, Pelikán L, Žemličková H, Marešová V. Community-acquired pneumonia in children: treatment strategies and outcomes, in poster section: Respiratory Infections.