10TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CAMPYLOBACTER, HELICOBACT

我们计划主办第十届关于弯曲杆菌、幽门螺杆菌和相关生物的国际研讨会，在过去的18年里，我们与该领域的世界领先权威机构在世界各地举行了会议。这个两年一度的研讨会始于1981年，是一个国际论坛，致力于增进我们对这组迷人的细菌病原体的了解。第十届研讨会将于9月12日至16日在马里兰州巴尔的摩内港文艺复兴港湾酒店举行。空肠弯曲杆菌现在已被确定为发达国家和发展中国家细菌性腹泻的主要原因。目前已知空肠弯曲菌也是格林-巴利综合征的主要原因之一，目前正在全球范围内引起广泛研究。本次会议首次讨论了空肠弯曲菌基因组序列。1983年在布鲁塞尔举行的第二次研讨会上，幽门螺杆菌(当时名为幽门弯曲菌)被引入世界，开启了胃十二指肠疾病的微生物学革命。幽门螺杆菌与胃炎、消化性溃疡和胃癌的关系现已得到普遍认可。随着许多科学家和临床医生为此而努力，对涉及幽门螺杆菌的疾病过程的了解以及预防或控制它的手段似乎是触手可及的。研讨会将包括诊断、流行病学、遗传学、致病机理、食品安全、抗菌治疗和检测、新出现的病原体以及格林-巴利综合征。这些国际研讨会为来自不同学科的临床医生和科学家交流信息、制定研究战略和更新有关这些具有极端医学重要性的微生物的最新信息提供了理想的机会。预计至少有450名专家将出席会议。这是第一次在美国举行这样的会议。会议的地点是马里兰州的巴尔的摩，这是一个方便来自北美和欧洲的大量与会者的地点。

We are proposing to host the 10th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms and over the past 18 years, our meetings have been held around the world with the world's leading authorities in the field. This biennial workshop, started in 1981, is an international forum dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of this fascinating group of bacterial pathogens. The 10th Workshop will be held from September 12-16 in Baltimore, Maryland at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel at the Inner Harbor. Campylobacter jejuni is now firmly established as the major cause of bacterial diarrhea in both developed and developing countries. C. jejuni is now known to also be one of the major causes of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and is attracting intense investigation worldwide. The genome sequence of C. jejuni wii be first discussed at this meeting. At the 2nd workshop in Brussels in 1983, Helicobacter pylori (then named Campylobacter pylori) was introduced to the world and the microbiological revolution of gastroduodenal disease began. The association of H. pylori with gastritis, peptic ulcers and gastric carcinoma is now universally recognized. An understanding of the disease process involving H. pylori and hopefully, the means to prevent or control it appears to be within reach as a great many scientists and clinicians are striving towards this end. The workshop will include sessions on diagnostics, epidemiology, genetics, pathogenesis, food safety, antimicrobial therapy and testing, new and emerging pathogens, and Guillain-Barre syndrome. These international workshops provide the ideal opportunity for clinicians and scientists from a variety of disciplines to exchange information, formulate research strategies and update themselves on the latest information on these microorganisms of extreme medical importance. At least 450 specialists are expected to attend the meeting. This is the first such meeting to be held in the United States. The site of the meeting is Baltimore, Maryland, a location convenient for large numbers of attendees from North America and Europe.