How can antibiotics be better used? How can the development of resistance to antibiotics be avoided? What are the consequences of their ill-considered usage for humans and also for animals? These were some of the topics that the organizers of ICPIC 2013, the International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control, wished to debate this year together with the numerous experts attending the event in Geneva.
with Pr Alison Holmes, Infection Prevention and control for the Imperial College, London - UK
Pr Herman Goossens, Microbiology, University Hospital, Anvers - Belgium
Pr Antoine Andremont, Microbiology, Faculty of Medecine, Paris 7 - France
Pr Didier Pittet, ICPIC Chair
Pr Peter Collignon, Infectious Diseases, Australian National University - Australia
Dr Abdul Ghafur Kulakkattil, Consultant, Infectious Diseases - India
Pr Tim Walsh, Microbiology, Antibiotic resistance, Cardiff University - UK