34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Vittorio Sambri
Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna

1^st Talk (25 min)
Exploring the status quo and unmet medical needs for syndromic testing

Annemarie Berger
Institute of Medical Virology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University

2^nd Talk (20 min)
Utility of rapid, precise and easy to use solution in a near patient setting

Ulrich Eigner
MVZ Laboratory Dr. Limbach

3^rd Talk (20 min)
Hands-on experience and benefits of an automated laboratory based high throughput solution

Barbara Van der Pol
Dr. Van der Pol's talk will introduce ECCMID attendees to the importance of testing for STIs, the gold standard for bacterial STI testing and the evidence discussing the clinical utility of molecular point of care STI testing.

Federico Garcia
Dr. Garcia will discuss the results of a Roche sponsored study that looked at the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium in patient populations across several European countries. It will introduce attendees to the importance of testing for these neglected STIs, and increase understanding of which patient populations are most vulnerable to these infections.