Workshop Nazionale Enter-net Italia. Sistema di Sorveglianza delle Infezioni Enteriche. Le Infezioni Gastroenteriche. L'uomo, Gli Animali, Gli Alimenta e L'ambiente; Nuovi Scenari Epidemiologici. III. Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma, 6-7 Novembre 2003.

摘要

Enter-net is an international network for the surveillance of human gastrointestinal infections, which monitors salmonellosis and Verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157, including their antimicrobial resistance. It involves 19 European countries and is funded by the DG SANCO of the European Commission. The main objectives of Enter-net are the harmonization of typing methods, the establishment of a regularly updated international database including the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates, the recognition and investigation of outbreaks involving different countries. The Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS, the Italian National Institute of Health) represents Italy in the network and coordinates a national surveillance system (Enter-net Italia) that involves laboratories operating in the medical, veterinary and environmental fields. Starting from 2001, Enter-net Italia activities are presented in an annual workshop held at ISS. This year the workshop is structured as a meeting that, beside presenting Enter-net activities, will provide an updating on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and epidemiology of enteric infections.