49th Annual Symposium – Innovative Approaches to the Detection of Bloodstream Infections – Nov 22, 2019
The Eastern Pennsylvania Branch of the American Society for Microbiology will sponsor the 49th Annual Symposium at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. This intermediate to advanced level program will provide an update of the prognostic importance of blood cultures and of the optimization of lab workflow with automated blood culture systems. The program will also review the use of rapid multiplex molecular panels from positive BCs and the use of new non-culture molecular tests directly from whole blood. Specific examples of bloodstream infections and molecular diagnostics will be illustrated in case presentations. Additional topics will include pediatric blood cultures, catheter-associated BSI, and the impact of rapid blood culture tests on antimicrobial stewardship.
Registration is now open: Register for the meeting
Friday, November 22, 2019 on the Thomas Jefferson University campus in Philadelphia. Program Co-Chairs: Alan Evangelista PhD, Matthew Pettengill PhD, Laurel Glaser MD, PhD
