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</b><b><font color="#011983">The deadline for abstract submission <font color="#ff0000">10 Septmber 2012</font></font></b></span></b></font></b></font></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top">Dear Colleagues,<br> <br> Antimicrobial
resistance is a challenge for public health and the problem of this
century. Objective of the 2nd European Conference on Antimicrobial
Resistance and Infection Prevention is to call specialist and public
attention to this key problem of public health. <br> <br> Annually about
440 thousand cases of multidrug-resistant mycobacterium-caused
tuberculosis are identified, and at least 150 thousand people die of
it. Number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases is, unfortunately, on
increase also in Lithuania, and this indicator is one of the highest in
the world. Treatment of only drug-resistant tuberculosis cost for the
Lithuanian tax-payers from 6.6 up to 10.5 million Litas a year. In the
last decade prevalence of the sexually transmitted infections has
inclined. We face augmenting reproduction problems due to increasing
prevalence of diseases caused by C. Trachomatis. Public health is
confronted with even more troubles because of gonorrhoea prevalence and
spread of drug-resistant N. Gonorrhoeae. Resistance among human
deficiency and hepatitis C viruses to new antiviral medication is real
and worrying. Current treatment of latent Hepatitis B does not protect
from viral replication.<br> Inadequately prescribed and used not only
in human health care but also in veterinary, agriculture and food
producing animals stimulate the spread of antibiotic-resistant micro
organisms in humans, livestock and environment. Resistance development
is supported by antibiotic use for animal growth stimulation, treatment
and prevention of infectious diseases since this is an opening for
spread of resistant microbes from animal to human via food of animal
origin. Improper antibiotic use, especially of carbapenems, third and
fourth generation cephalosporins and fluorochinilons can be associated
with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections and
colonisation risk, outbreaks of these infection frequent hospitals.
Problem of antimicrobial resistance is getting worse as very few new
antibiotics have been discovered for a quite long time, only new
derivatives of current classes are synthesize, which are , in fact,
analogous to their predecessors. Bacteria affected by antimicrobials in
this way are able to adapt to unfavourable conditions as majority of
them have required genetic information to develop resistance. <br> <br>
Bacterial resistance differs from country to country depending from
various factors (country economy, geographical location, legal basis,
etc.) Development of Lithuanian economy has also undoubtedly influenced
antimicrobial resistance. European survey data proved 47% belief of the
Europeans in antibiotic effectiveness against cold and fever. Even 71%
of Lithuanians are certain of this, while only 28% of Fins think the
same way. We must look for effective ways to prevent improper antibiotic
use not only in health care but also in other sectors: veterinary,
agriculture, food production. New, research-based, cheap, standardized,
accessible methods for bacteria identification and analysis of the
mechanisms of their resistance are required. Urgent measures to stop
transmission of resistant micro organisms via food of animal origin to
be applied, radical changes of public attitudes toward antibiotic use
are indispensable. To increase public awareness of the problem, to
discuss actual issues of the worsening antimicrobial resistance and
communicable disease prevention, and to look for well-chosen decisions
we invite politicians, specialists of public and personal health, drug
producers and distributors and general population to attend the 2nd
European Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention
to be held in Vilnius on 4-5 October, 2012.<br> <br> On behalf of the ARIC Organising Committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Vilnius.<br> <br> Yours sincerely, <br> <br> <br> Chairman of the Organising Committee Assoc. Prof. Astra Vitkauskienė, MD, PhD<br>
Assoc. Prof. Saulius Caplinskas, MD, PhD Co-Chairwoman <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br></td>
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<td style="padding:4px" width="53%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffc92b"><b>Abstract Topics include:</b><br></td>
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<ul><li><small><b>Monitoring and prevention of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis.</b></small></li><li><small><b>Prevalence of sexually transmitted bacterial agents, threat of antibiotic resistance, early molecular diagnosis.</b></small></li>
<li><small><b>HIV and Viral hepatitis resistance to direct antiviral drugs.</b></small></li><li><small><b>Resistance in food-borne pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter, etc.).</b></small></li><li><small><b>Food industry and antibiotic disposal related antimicrobial resistance.</b></small></li>
<li><small><b>Enterobacteriaceae antimicrobial resistance: prevalence, opportunities of laboratory diagnosis.</b></small></li><li><small><b>HAI monitoring and prevention challenges.</b></small></li><li><small><b>BBS monitoring of communicable diseases protective and risk factors among target groups.</b></small></li>
<li><small><b>Social determinants of antimicrobial resistance.</b></small></li><li><small><b>Antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance; research for resistance mechanisms.</b></small></li></ul>
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