APCCMI 2014 - 15th Asia-Pacific Congress on Clinical Microbiology

The Scientific Committee of the 15th Asia-Pacific Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infection invites the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation. Detailed instructions will be provided with the notice of acceptance to presenters.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission starts - 1st May 2014
Abstract submission deadline - 1st September 2014
Abstract Acceptance Notification - 15th September 2014
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Submission of an abstract does not constitute registration for the Congress.
Presenting authors of abstracts should submit their registration form together with their abstracts.
Any Abstract submitted by post, fax or e-mail will not acceptable. If you have difficulties in submitting an abstract online, please contact the Secritariat for assistance.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent to corresponding authors by 15th September 2014.
Scheduling information and instructions on poster preparation will be included with this notification.
Corresponding authors are responsible for ensuring that all co-authors have read and approved the abstract submitted.
Submissions not conforming to established submission guidelines will not be reviewed.
ABSTRACT FORMAT
Please prepare the abstract in accordance with the instructions below and choose one of following subject categories as the one most appropriate for your presentation.
Antibacterials: surveillance, mechanism of action and genetics of resistance
Antifungals: surveillance, mechanism of action and genetics of resistance
Antivirals: surveillance, mechanism of action and genetics of resistance
Antimicrobials: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and general pharmacology
Pharmacoeconomics
Antibiotic stewardship and control policy
Antimicrobial treatment guidelines and consensus
In vitro susceptibility and drug-combination interactions
Bacterial infections: clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, therapy, outcome, and pathogenesis
Fungal infections: clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, therapy, outcome, and pathogenesis
Parasitic infections
HIV/AIDS
Other viral infections: clinical epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, therapy, outcome, pathogenesis
Emerging infections
Paediatric infections
Community-acquired infections
Nosocomial infections and infection control
Opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts
Sexually-transmitted diseases
Urological infections
Antimicrobial prophylaxis
Adult and paediatric vaccines
FURTHER GUIDELINES
Abstracts must be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman typeface in 10-point size only. Abstract text must be single line spaced and justified at the left margin only. Do not leave blank lines between paragraphs. Do not indent.
Abstract title should appear in bold. Do not indent. The title should be concise and reflect the content of the abstract.
Use first initial followed by last name. Omit degrees. For paper submissions, place an asterisk (*) after the name of the author presenting the paper. On a separate line, type as succinctly as possible the names of institutions and countries.
Leave one line blank in between the title/author block and the abstract text. The abstract text should include background, methods, results, and conclusion.
Each abstract may contain up to a maximum of 1,800 characters, including title, author's name and affiliations and the abstract text. (Spaces are not counted)
Use italics only when appropriate (e.g. for names of genus and species). Simple table and graphs (nest and in black ink) may be included.
Abstracts will be published as submitted, i.e. any error appearing in the submitted abstract will appear in the published abstract book.