ESCMID anaerob course, Groningen, September 29th to October 1st, 2014

- Anaerobes did and do not get a lot of attention
- Perhaps because there were not many resistance and the isolation was difficult
- But the resistance is increasing
- This course teach us on the importance of anaerobes in the clinic, the types of anaerobes
- The identification of anaerobes using biochemical techniques was part of the practical session
- The use of MALDI TOF in the identification was also discussed
- Possible use of new kids on the block such as Next Gen Sequencing was described
- Microbiomes and their roles in health were presented --> it is good to broaden our knowledge

Also....
- I like to go back to The Netherlands (I missed 'karnemelk' but not the 'broodjeslunch')....
- During the course, at September 30, there was an EARTHQUAKE in Groningen, 2.8 on the Richter scale. Oeps...