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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2001 TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2001
   POSTER SESSION I POSTER SESSION II

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001

07:00-08:30
M1 Meet The Expert Session I HALL C
  SEPSIS AND MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
M. Levin*, UK
 
07:00-08:30 M2 Meet The Expert Session II HALL D
  FUNGAL INFECTIONS
E. Roilides*, Greece
 
08:45-10:45 PL1 PLENARY SESSION I

Chairpersons: M. Hoogkamp-Korstanje, The Netherlands
G. Kanra, Turkey

HALL A
08:45  JOHN SNOW LEARNS FROM LOUIS PASTEUR
S.A. Plotkin*, USA
 
09:15  MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RATIONAL APPROACH TO VACCINE DEVELOPMENT 
R. Moxon*, UK
 
09:45  DO WE NEED NEW VACCINES, OR NEW VACCINE STRATEGIES IN EUROPE? 
P.H. Lambert*, Switzerland
 
10:15  DETECTING AND EVALUATING ADVERSE EVENTS FOLLOWING VACCINES: SEPARATING TRUE AND FALSE ADVERSE REACTIONS
N.A. Halsey*, USA
 
10:45-11:00 WM WALTER MARGET EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP INAUGURATION HALL A
11:00  Coffee Break and Poster Visit  
12:15-13:30 S5 INFLUENZA IN CHILDREN
Symposium sponsored by: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PHARMA

Chairpersons: A. Barzilai, Israel
K.J. Henrickson, USA

HALL A
12:15  INTRODUCTION
A. Barzilai*, Israel
 
12:17  THE BURDEN OF INFLUENZA IN CHILDREN
K.J. Henrickson*, USA
 
12:47  TREATMENT OF PAEDIATRIC INFLUENZA
A. Barzilai*, Israel
 
13:17  QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS  
13:27  SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
K.J. Henrickson*, USA
 
13:30  Lunch Break  
14:30-16:30 O1 ORAL & SELECTED POSTER PRESENTATIONS I

Chairpersons: S.B. Black, USA
M. Efrat, Israel

HALL A
14:30  EFFICACY OF SEVEN VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN PREMATURE AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS
H. Shinefield*, S.S. Black, E.M. Lewis, J. Hackell, F. Malinoski, USA
 
14:45  INVASIVE DISEASE EFFICACY OF A 7-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE AMONG NAVAJO AND WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE (N/WMA)CHILDREN
K.L. O'Brien*, L. Moulton, R. Reid, R. Weatherholtz, J. Hackell, R. Kohberger, I. Chang, G. Siber, M.
Santosham, USA
 
15:00  PARALLEL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF A 7-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE (PNCCRM) ON PNEUMOCOCCAL (PNC) CARRIAGE AND ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA (AOM)
T. Kilpi*, R. Syrjanen, A. Palmu, E. Herva, J. Eskola, P.H. Makela, Finland
 
15:15  EFFECTIVENESS OF PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA, BY AGE AND SEASON
B. Fireman*, H. Shinefield, S. Black, E. Lewis, J. Lee, USA
 
15:30  FUNCTIONAL IGA RESPONSES TO PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE VACCINE IN HUMAN BREAST MILK
A. Finn*, Q. Zhang, L. Seymour, C. Fasching, E. Pettitt, E.N. Janoff, UK
 
15:45  LENGTH OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARRIAGE OF PNEUMOCOCCI (PNC) BEFORE PNEUMOCOCCAL ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA (AOM)
R. Syrjanen*, E. Herva, T. Leino, P.H. Makaela, T. Kilpi, Finland
 
SELECTED POSTERS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
16:00  PNEUMOCOCCAL CARRIAGE AMONG DAY-CARE CENTER ATTENDEES: A MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
D. Bogaert*, M.N. Engelen, A.J.M. Timmers-Reker, K.C.P. Elzenaar, R. De Groot, P.W.M. Hermans, The
Netherlands
 
16:07  DO ANTIBODIES TO PNEUMOCOCCAL SURFACE ADHESIN A (PsaA) PREVENT PNEUMOCOCCAL INVOLVEMENT IN ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA (Pnc AOM)?
S. Rapola*, T. Kilpi, M. Lahdenkari, A.K. Takala, P.H. Makela, H. Kayhty, Finland
 
16:14  IMMUNE RESPONSES TO NOVEL PNEUMOCOCCAL PROTEIN ANTIGENS (PNEUMOLYSIN, PSPA, PSAA AND CBPA) IN ADENOIDAL B CELLS FROM CHILDREN
A. Finn*, E. Pettitt, S. Choo, Q. Zhang, UK
 
16:21  A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE IMMUNOGENICITY OF AN 11-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL PROTEIN D CONJUGATE VACCINE ADMINISTERED AS PRIMARY
VACCINATION TO INFANTS AT 6, 10 AND 14 WEEKS OF AGE

S.R. Gatchalian*, C.F. Borja-Tabora, N.R. Bermal, M.H. Hohenboken, P. Peeters, Philippines
 
16:30  Coffee Break and Exhibition Visit  
14:30-16:30  O2 ORAL & SELECTED POSTER PRESENTATIONS II

Chairpersons: J.A. Mertsola, Finland
N. Aksaray, Turkey

HALL B
14:30  TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS MEDIATE IMMUNE RESPONSES TO GROUP B STREPTOCOCCI
P. Henneke*, J.A. Van Strijp, H.K. Guttormson, D. Kasper, USA
 
14:45  EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF NEONATAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION IN ISRAEL: A 7-YEAR NATIONWIDE SURVEILLANCE STUDY
M. Efrat*, I. Kassis, A. Barkaei, R. Dagan, Z. Silman, Israel
 
15:00  CULTURE POSITIVE EARLY ONSET GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL DISEASE - THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG?
M.J. Torry*, K. D'Agepayeff, S. Luck, A. Pitt, A. Bell, P. Heath, A. Bedford-Russel, UK
 
15:15  PERTUSSIS AND PARAPERTUSSIS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS IN FINLAND
J.A. Mertsola*, Q. He, K. Rantakokko-Jalava, M. Viljanen, H. Arvilommi, Finland
 
15:30  ITERATIVE COLONIZATION BY HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE IN HEALTHY CHILDREN LIVING IN AN ORPHANAGE
J. Raymond*, L. Armand-Lefevre, F. Moulin, H. Dabernat, A. Commeau, P. Berche, D. Gendrel, France
  
15:45  EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PHARYNGEAL CARRIAGE OF S. PNEUMONIAE, H. INFLUENZAE, AND M.CATARRHALIS IN HEALTHY TURKISH CHILDREN AT THE ANATOLIAN SIDE OF ISTANBUL
M. Bakir*, A. Yagci, C. Akbenlioglu, A. Ilki, G. Soyletir, M. Basaran, Turkey
 
SELECTED POSTERS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
16:00  USE OF SOLUBLE L-SELECTIN, A MARKER OF IMMUNE ACTIVATION, IN NEONATAL INFECTION
A.P. Kourtis*, A.T. Kessler, F.K. Lee, USA
 
16:07  CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS DELETION MUTANTS IN CHRONICALLY INFECTED CHILDREN
P. Gerner*, H. Schaefer, R. Prange, S. Wirth, Germany
 
16:14  DETECTION OF A NOVEL HEPATOTROPIC DNA VIRUS (SEN-VIRUS) IN CHILDREN 
P. Gerner*, C. Foerster, S. Wirth, Germany
 
16:21  IS INTERNET ASSISTANCE WITH ACUTE PAEDIATRIC DIAGNOSIS FEASIBLE?: A PILOT EVALUATION OF THE 'ISABEL' DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
P. Ramnarayan*, R.C. Tasker, A. Reeve, G. Wilson, S. Nadel, J. Britto, UK
 
16:30  Coffee Break and Exhibition Visit  
17:00-18:05  BM YOUNG INVESTIGATOR'S AWARD &
BILL MARSHALL AWARD LECTURE
HALL A

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