title: The 11th international workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and related Organisms (CHRO), 2001.
abstract: Over 700 participants from 54 countries attended the eleventh Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO) meeting in September 2001. This meeting was an opportunity to update and better understand the microbiological and epidemiological complexities of Campylobacter. The mechanism of pathogenesis of this bacteria is not yet fully understood and important progress was made in the microbiological characterisation. The availability of over 100 different strain characteristics from various locations all over Europe, brought together by Campynet, is an invaluable tool for achieving this aim. There is increasing evidence to suggest that different risk factors exist for different species of Campylobacter. The link between antibiotic use in farm animals and increased resistance to some antimicrobials for humans still needs to be proved and some contradictory results reported on this issue.
authors.affiliation: National Public Health Institute, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takkinen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ammon
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D016998:Helicobacter; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents