title: The situation on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy in 2002: highlights of the 42nd ICAAC.
abstract: The 42nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy took place in San Diego on 27-30 September 2002. The meeting was held in the light of current events. Bioterrorism, malaria, issues of surveillance and multiple resistance were discussed in depth. Few truly new drugs or potential targets were presented. Peptide deformylase inhibitors and several other metalloenzymes as new targets were among the most promising results.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Bâtiment 23, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, F-91198 GifsurYvette cedex, France.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giglione
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meinnel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D023482:Bioterrorism; D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D015195:Drug Design; D004351:Drug Resistance; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy; D012940:Social Problems
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D001426:Bacterial Proteins