title: Nanomedicine and infectious diseases.
abstract: The First International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Nanomedicine congress facilitated the mixing of researchers in various fields of nanomedicine and infectious diseases, bringing together researchers from the fields of physics and chemistry, on the production of nanoparticles and researchers from various fields of microbiology where these nanoparticles have practical applications. The manufacture and applications of nanoparticles was one of the main themes of the congress, with much emphasis on the use of nanoparticles for the treatment of cancer. The ever increasing problems and concerns around antibiotic resistance also featured prominently in the congress. Various interesting presentations on human viruses were also presented during this congress.
authors.affiliation: University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9330, South Africa. braggrr@ufs.ac.za
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bragg
authors.forename: Lodewyk
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kock
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000627:therapeutic use