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EMOP XII - the 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology
The report of EMOP XII - the 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology by Dr. Roshanak Daie Ghazvini
Application Code :
306-0216-0084
 
Created Date : Tuesday, August 9, 2016-11:31 11:31:52Update Date : Sunday, August 28, 2016-11:58 11:58:07
IP Address : 194.225.57.40Submit Date : Sunday, December 25, 2016-14:11 14:11:40Email :roshanak1043@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : Roshanak
Surname : Daie Ghazvini
School/Research center : School of Public Health
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Position : Associate professor
Tel : +98-21-88951392
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : EMOP XII - the 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology
Title of your Abstract : Candida colonization and species identification by two methods in NICU newborn
Destination Country : Finland
From : Wednesday, July 20, 2016
To : Sunday, July 24, 2016
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Background: Over the last two decades invasive candidiasis has become an increasing problem in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Colonization of skin and mucous membranes with Candida spp. is important factor in the pathogenesis of neonatal infection and several colonized sites are major risk factors evoking higher frequencies of progression to invasive candidiasis. The aim of this study was to detect Candida colonization in NICU patients. 
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 93 neonates in NICUs at Imam Khomeini and Children Medical Center Hospitals in Tehran. Cutaneous and mucous membrane samples obtained at first, third, and seventh days of patients’ stay in NICUs during nine months from August 2013 to May 2014. The samples were primarily cultured on CHROMagar Candida medium. The cultured media were incubated at 35°C for 48h and evaluated based on colony color produced on CHROMagar Candida. In addition, isolated colonies were cultured on Corn Meal Agar medium supplemented with tween 80 for identification of Candida spp. based on their morphology. Finally, polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method was performed for definite identification of isolated species. 
Results: Colonization by Candida spp. was occurred in 20.43% of neonates. Fifteen and four patients colonized with one and two different Candida spp., respectively. Isolated Candida spp. identified as; C. parapsilosis (n: 10), C. albicans (n: 7), C. tropicalis (n: 3), C. guilliermondii (n: 2), and C. krusei (n: 1). In present study non-albicans Candida species were dominant (69.56%) and C. parapsilosis was the most frequent isolate (43.47%). Using Fisher's exact test, the correlation between fungal colonization with low birth weight, low gestational age, and duration of hospital stay was found to be statistically significant (P=0.003). 
Conclusion: The results of this study imply to the Candida species colonization of neonates. Neonates in NICU are at the highest risk for severe infection with Candida parapsilosis. Therefore, isolation of C. parapsilosis as the most common species (43.47%) in present study was noteworthy.
Keywords of your Abstract : Keywords: Candida, Candida parapsilosis, colonization, neonatal intensive care units, polymerase chain reaction
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21814/Forms/306/Acceptance for poster presentation_1.pdf
The presentation : Poster
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21814/Forms/306/Picture 374-Cover_1.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21814/Forms/306/P15.01_1.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : Pubmed
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : About 300 participant were attended in this congress
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : The delegates were from United States, Canada and European countries such as: U.K., France, Germany, from Asia include Iran, Saudi Arabia, India and from South-east Asia.
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : Other Universities andThe Pasteur Institute of Iran
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : The responses to my talking points were so interesting and unbelievable. several researchers from different countries such as Germany, France and Egypt about the method that I had used 
asked me some questions about the methods that I had used in my research.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : I met some of experts in international health and medical parasitology & mycology from all of these countries and Iran.
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : Because we had no type of credit cards for taking part in the congress, so we
could not register before primary deadline of the congress but fortunately, due to prior speech of Dr. Rokni with Supervisors of this congress we could register as one day registration. 
money ,so preparing some facilities such as payments of mission charges is necessary
or some contacts with secretariat of the congress to explain the situation.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : Unfortunately. It was so expensive and difficult.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : The 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology was held in
Turku in Finland from20 up to 24th July, 2016. This congress is held every two years in different countries of Europe. Observation of great number of differentscientists and researchers from different countries from worldwide were so wonderful
and attractive for me because it could be increased the enthusiasm of research and study. It was interesting for them that researchers from Iran were attended in this congress too. Attendance of a great group of Iranian scientists among participant countries was too honorable was introduced our country as a pioneer country in field of researches and studies