Abstract book 2011 - ISHAM

9 h 40 Role of real-time PCR and galactomannan in the classification of Aspergillusdisease in CF. Caroline Baxter, Kevin Webb, Andrew Jones and David Denning.10 h 00 Monoclonal antibodies specific to Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporiumprolificans - a resource for ISHAM CF research. Christopher R. Thornton.10 h 20 – 10 h 40: Coffee break10 h 40 – 12 h 30: Genotype studies (Chair: Françoise Symoens)10 h 40 Genetic diversity and antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus fromchronically colonised Portuguese patients. Ricardo Araujo, Adelina Amorim,António Amorim and Leonor Gusmão.11 h 00 Real-time typing of Aspergillus fumigatus. Corné H. Klaassen.11 h 20 Different colonization patterns of Aspergillus terreus in patients with cysticfibrosis. Amandine Rougeron, Sandrine Giraud, Jacques Meis, Jean-PhilippeBouchara and Corné H. Klaassen.11 h 40 The spectrum of Scedosporium isolates from the respiratory tract in CF-patients –multi locus sequence typing (MLST) and documented clinical relevance. AnneBernhardt, Ludwig Sedlacek, Carsten Schwarz, Benjamin Würst, Sonja Wagnerand Kathrin Tintelnot.12 h 00 Update of Australian Scedosporium studies, with emphasis on the development ofan MLST scheme for the emerging species S. aurantiacum. Wieland Meyer, AzianHarun, Christopher Blyth, Peter Middleton and Sharon C-A. Chen.12 h 30 – 13 h 40: Lunch at the Faculty13 h 40 – 15 h 20: Physiopathology (Chair: Jean-Pierre Gangneux)13 h 40 Role of PTX3 in cystic fibrosis-associated infections. Yveline Hamon, ChristinePerson, Jean-Louis Giniès, Jean-Philippe Bouchara and Yves Delneste.14 h 00 Aspergillus-induced inflammation in the cystic fibrosis lung: response to antifungaltherapy. Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Catherine A. Coughlin, Emer P. Reeves,Philip Murphy, Julie Renwick, Cedric Gunaratnam and Noel Gerard McElvaney.14 h 20 Lectins from pathogenic fungi: new therapeutical target. Josef Houser, GianlucaCioci, Michaela Wimmerova, Anne Imberty and Annabelle Varrot.14 h 40 Ecology of the airway microbiome in cystic fibrosis. Carlos E. Milla.15 h 00 Polymicrobial infections of the Cystic Fibrosis lung: what can we learn fromcombining culture and molecular approaches? Francoise Botterel, FranziskaStressmann, Damian Rivett, Odile Cabaret, Marie Odile Husson, Geraint Rogers,Benoit Wallaert, Laurence Delhaes and Kenneth Bruce.