17th International Congress on Infectious Diseases

<strong>17th</strong> INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Scientific Program ~ Friday, March 4, 2016
21.002 The impact of HIV infection on the burden
and severity of influenza illness in Malawian
adults
A. Ho 1 , S. Aston 2 , H. Jary 1 , M. Alaerts 1 ,
M. Menyere 1 , J. Mallewa 1 , M. Nyirenda 1 ,
D. Everett 1 , N. French 2 , R. Heyderman 1
1
Blantyre (Malawi), 2 Liverpool (United
Kingdom)
21.003 Attenuated resting memory B cell
compartment in HIV infected children
despite highly active antiretroviral therapy
(HAART)
R. Singh, A. Mukherjee, S. Kumar Kabra,
R. Lodha, B. K. Das
New Delhi (India)
21.004 Evaluation of novel rapid bead based method
for capturing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
in sputum
S. Verma, T. Dhole, S. Kashyap, M. Kumar
Lucknow (India)
21.005 Comparative evaluation of in-house real time
IS 6110, nested MPT 64 PCR and Roche
AMPLICOR 16s rRNA PCR for diagnosing
tuberculous meningitis
R. Gupta, R. Thakur, N. Jalan, R. Pumanshi,
M. Paul, S. Kushwaha
New Delhi (India)
21.006 Evolutionary patterns of T cell epitopes in
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated
in India
A. Ramaiah 1 , S. Nayak 1 , S. Rakshit 1 ,
A. McGuire 2 , S. Shanmugam 3 ,
J. Chandrabose 3 , S. Narayanan 3 , A. EarL 2 ,
S. Swaminathan 3 , A. Vyakarnam 1
1
Bangalore (India), 2 Cambridge (USA),
3
Chennai (India)
21.007 Molecular evidence of melioidosis among
patients suspected for tuberculosis
E. Jayakumar, R. Barani, M. Mani,
V. Seshan, S. Muthiah Kothandaramanujam,
R. Balakrishnan, P. Srikanth
Chennai (India)
21.008 Missed pulmonary TB screening opportunities
at primary healthcare facilities: An exit study,
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
P. F. Kweza 1 , N. Abraham 1 , M. M. Claassens 2 ,
C. Van Schalkwyk 2 , A. Medino-Marino 1
1
Pretoria (South Africa), 2 Cape Town (South
Africa)
21.009 Performance evaluation of AnyplexII MTB/
MDR/XDR for detection of first and secondline
drug resistance in Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
L. A. Malinga, B. Sibandze, R. Tsireledzo,
N. Makhado, C. Maluleka, B. Magazi
Pretoria (South Africa)
21.010 Impact of Type I IFN dysregulation in
M. tuberculosis infection on T cell responses
A. Ahmed 1 , S. Nayak 1 , S. Babu 2 , A. Vyakarnam 1
1
Bangalore (India), 2 Chennai (India)
21.011 Ps20: A novel correlate of inflammation and
infection in tuberculosis?
B. K Sundararaj 1 , G. D’Souza 1 , A. Jesuraj 1 ,
C. Johnson 2 , W. Bonam 2 , L. E. Hannah 3 ,
S. Swaminathan 3 , M. Thakkar 4 , A. Vyakarnam 1
1
Bangalore (India), 2 Madanapalle (India),
3
Chennai (India), 4 Pune (India)
Lunch Break
(optional)
Exhibition/Hall 3 12:45–14:15
Ground Floor Friday, March 4, 2016
A cash snack bar and lunch areas are available in
Exhibition/Hall 3.
Poster Presentations
Exhibition/Hall 3 12:45–14:15
Ground Floor Friday, March 4, 2016
Sessions 42.001 – 42.278 (see pages 60–77)
Session 22 CME
Plenary IV
Tuberculosis: Challenges and Solutions
for the 21st Century
Chair: Marc Mendelson, South Africa
Room: Hall 4 (Plenary Hall) 14:30–15:15
Ground Floor Friday, March 4, 2016
22.001 Tuberculosis: Challenges and Solutions
for the 21st Century
S. Swaminathan
Chennai (India)
Coffee Break
Exhibition/Hall 3 15:15–15:45
Ground Floor Friday, March 4, 2016
Session 23 CME
Symposium
Intestinal Microbiota in Health
and Disease
Co-Chairs: Makedonka Mitreva, USA
Ilan Youngster, USA
Room: Hall 1 15:45–17:45
Ground Floor Friday, March 4, 2016
FRIDAY • March 4, 2016
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