CONGRESS TOPICS

VIRAL INFECTIONS OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS

• Oncogenic viruses
• Viral hepatitis
• HIV and AIDS
• Current viral animal diseases
• Viral myocarditis

SANITARY MICROBIOLOGY

• Sanitation in the food industry
• Microbiology of water
• Microbiological waste removal

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

• Biotechnology
• Environmental microbiology
• Microbiology of food
• Phytopathology
• Microbial genetics

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

GENETICS

HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED (NOSOCOMIAL) INFECTIONS

• Epidemiological data on nosocomial infections
• The role of a microbiological laboratory in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections
• The importance of rapid laboratory diagnosis of hospital-acquired infections
• The role of biofilm formation in the survival and spreading of intrahospital microbial strains

NEW POSSIBILITIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT

• Antagonism of microorganisms
• Probiotic cultures
• Nanotechnology

ROUND TABLES AND MINI SYMPOSIUM

ROUND TABLE: ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

• Extended spectrum beta lactamases
• Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
• Penicillin resistant S. pneumoniae
• Last-resort antibiotics

ROUND TABLE: FUNGAL SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS

• Diagnosis of systemic fungal infections
• Risk factors and pathogenesis of fungal infections
• Resistance to antimycotics (new antimycotics)

ROUND TABLE: CURRENT TOPIC OF MICROMED REGIO 2018 - FOR AND AGAINST VACCINATION

• WHO data on the reduction of the incidence of serious infectious diseases
• Preclinical and clinical testing of vaccine safety
• Analysis of antiviral lobby arguments - scientific basis
• Collective immunity and individual responsibility
• Vaccination program in Serbia - legislation

MINI SYMPOSIUM – SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS

• Toxic shock syndrome
• Meningitis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Rash fever
• Rapid diagnosis of systemic infections (PCR panels)