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Published abstracts 2004

1. Fry NK, Tzivra O, Duncan J, Doshi N, Harrison TG. Consensus real-time PCR assay for Bordetella pertussis including an internal process control provides, specific diagnosis rapid turnaround time, high diagnostic yield and enhanced surveillance. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic 1-4 May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p7 (Abstract)

2. Doshi N, Ford H, Stocki T, Duncan J, Fry N, Harrison TG. Bartonella infections in the British Isles: review of 7 years of diagnostic testing. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic 1-4 May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p527-528 (Abstract)

3. Budd R, Budd C, Alcock F, George R, Broughton K, Bradwell A. An Enzyme immunoassay for measuring specific IgG antibodies to tetanus toxoid. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p461 (Abstract)

4. Budd R, Taylor D, Alcock F, George R, Broughton, Bradwell A. A new enzyme immunoassay for the measurement of specified IgG antibodies to diphtheria toxoid and correlation with the Vero Cell Assay. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p461 (Abstract)

5. Cerquetti M, Cardines R, Ciofi degli Atti M, Giufre M, Mastrantonio P, Slack M. Amplification of capsule b locus in invasive H. influenzae strains isolated from children with Hib conjugate vaccine failures. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10,Suppl 3, p525 (Abstract)

6. Lamagni T, Neal S, Efstratiou A. Results from the first 6 months of enhanced surveillance of severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in England and Wales. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10,Suppl 3, p34 (Abstract)

7. Efstratiou A, Monnickendam M, Lamagni T, Charlett A, Neal S, George RC. Severe group A streptococcal infections in Europe: microbiological and epidemiological aspects. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10,Suppl 3, p46 (Abstract)

8. Chronopoulou G, Zachariadou L, Petropoulou N, Tanna A, Efstratiou A, Pangalis A. M-serotypes, sensitivity to antibiotics and pyrogenic exotoxin genes of Streptococcus pyogenes invasive strains isolated in a Greek paediatric hospital during 1996-2002. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p52 (Abstract)

9. Efstratiou A, De Zoysa A, White J, Crowcroft N. Microbial surveillance of diphtheria across Europe. 4th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p62 (Abstract)

10. Beeching N, White J, Hahne S, George R, Brett M, Crowcroft N. Cluster of tetanus cases associated with injecting drug misuse in England. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10, Suppl 3, p23 (Abstract)

11. Neal S, Warner M, Lamagni T, Emery M, Dhami C, Parsons T, Efstratiou A. Antibiotic susceptibilities of invasive Group A Streptococci in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a comparison of results between hospital laboratories and the national reference laboratories. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect Vol 10,Suppl 3, p294 (Abstract)

12. Zachariadou L, Charissiadou A, Barbaressou H, Tanna A, Efstratiou A, Hatzis A, Pangalis A. Investigation of Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from children with fatal STSS. 14th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2004, Clin Microbiol Infect, Vol 10,Suppl 3, p362 (Abstract)

13. Brandileone MCC, Casagrande ST, Zanella RC, Lemos APS, Corso A, Regueira M, Maldonado A, Sanches J, Chamorro GC, Camou, Spadola E, Gouveia L, Lovgren M, Slack M, Vazquez J, Di Fabio JL, SIREVA- Vigia Latin. Sub-Regional Evaluation for the External Quality Assurance Program of the SIREVA-Vigia Surveillance for S.pneumoniae, H.influenzae and N.meningitidis. Programme and Abstracts International Congress of Infectious Diseases, Cancun, March 2004

14. Goldblatt D, Kayhty H, Hussain M, Ashton L, Sundstrom C, Melegaro A, Andrews N, Pebody R, George R, Edmunds J, Gay N, Miller E. Polysaccharide and Protein Antibody responses to pneumococcal carriage; a longitudinal study. Programme and Abstracts 4TH International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases, Helsinki, Finland, May 9-13, 2004

15. Sundstrom C, Soininen A, Goldblatt D, Melegara A, Ashton L, Andrews N, Pebody R, George R, Edmunds J, Miller L., Gay N., Kayhty H. Pneumococcal carriage in adults induces increases in the functional activity of antibodies. Programme and Abstracts ISPPD-4 (4TH International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases), Helsinki, Finland, May 9-13, 2004

16. Sheppard CL, Harrison TG, George RC, Salmon JE, Lyons M. Unmasking the killer: The use of molecular methods to investigate culture negative pneumonia cases. Programme and Abstracts ISPPD-4 (4TH International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases), Helsinki, Finland, May 9-13, 2004

17. Harrison TG. Typing Legionella pneumophila: rationale and approaches. Programme and Abstract book; European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004.

18. Gaia V, Fry NK, Luck PC, Etienne J, Peduzzi R, Harrison TG. A sequenced-based typing method for Legionella pneumophila: description and evaluation. Programme and Abstract book; European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004

19. Fry NK, Afshar B, Underwood A, Ratcliff RM, Harrison TG. Identification of Legionella species using the macrophage infectivity potentiator (mip) gene and web-based identification: results of the first proficiency panel. Programme and Abstract book;European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004

20. Afshar B, Fry NK, Harrison TG. Epidemiological typing of Legionella pneumophila: results of EWGLI multi-centre AFLP and SBT proficiency panels. Programme and Abstract book; European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004

21. Mossong J, Hau P, Linder-Pirard MF, Opp M, Reichert P, Sertznig M, Harrison TG, Doshi N, Huberty-Krau P, Schneider F. A pseudo-outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 infection based on false-positive results of a commercial serological kit. Programme and Abstract book; European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004

22. Lai S, Harrison TG, Joseph CA, Lee JV, Luck PC, Surman-Lee S. Environmental investigation of Legionnaires' disease asscoaited with the Ocean Monach cruise liner in 2003. Programme and Abstract book; European Working Group on Legionella Infections, 19th Annual Meeting, Chamonix, France, 15th -18th May 2004

23. Harrison TG. Bartonella: Epidemiology, research and routine testing at a National Reference Laboratory. Programme and Abstracts 6th International Distributor Meeting (Focus Inc), Prague, Czech Republic May 2004

24. Crowcroft NS, White J, Efstratiou A, George RG. The public health value of screening throat swabs for corynebacteria. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

25. Kozlov RS, Kozlova IS, Warner M, De Zoysa A, Efstratiou A. Antimicrobial resistance in C diphtheriae: myth or reality. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

26. De Zoysa AS, Hawkey PM, Mann G, Efstratiou A. Molecular characterisation of dtxR genes present in clinical isolates of non-toxigenic C diphtheriae in the UK. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

27. Volozhantsev NV, Bannov VA, Krasilnikova VM, Efstratiou A. Mechanism of blockage of tox gene expression in NTTB Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains and reactivation of the 'silent' tox gene. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

28. Budd R, George RC, Efstratiou A, Broughton K, Bradwell AR. An enzyme immunoassay for anti-diphtheria antibodies giving improved correlation with the vero cell assay. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

29. Alexandrou-Athanasoulis H, Kirikou H, Pavlopoulou I, Efstratiou A, Pangalis A. Surveillance of Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections in Greece. Programme and Abstracts. Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

30. White JM, de Benoist AC, Efstratiou A, Kelly C, Mann G, Nazareth B, Irish CJ, Kumar D Crowcroft NS. Continuing risk of cutaneous diphtheria in the United Kingdom. Programme and Abstracts Eighth International Meeting of the European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria and Diphtheria Surveillance Network, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-18 June 2004

31. Alexandrou-Athanasoulis H, Kirikou E, Pavlopoulou I, Efstratiou A, Pangalis A. Carriage of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Greece. 3rd Panhellenic Medical Conference on Biopathology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 31 March - 3 April 2004 (in Greek)

32. Petropoulou N, Zachariadou L, Chronopoulou G, Laina I, Efstratiou A, Theodoridou M, Pangalis A. M serotyping, antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from children. 3rd Panhellenic Medical Conference on Biopathology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 31 March - 3 April 2004 (in Greek)


Last reviewed: 17 September 2008