Mark Wilks reports on the Annual Scientific Conference of the British Society for Microbial Technology, held at Public Health England, Colindale, London, earlier this year.
Nearly 130 microbiologists, consisting mainly of biomedical scientists, clinical scientists and medical microbiologists, attended the Annual Scientific Conference of the British Society for Microbial Technology (BSMT) at PHE Colindale in May. The focus this year was on rapid diagnostics and how current technological developments are impacting on the medical microbiology laboratory, and will continue to do so.
Optimising recovery of bacteria from blood cultures
Professor Eric Bolton (President of the BSMT) chaired the morning session, and introduced the first speaker, Dr Mike Weinbren (Consultant Microbiologist, Kingsmill Hospital, Sherwood Forest NHS Foundation Trust). In some ways distinct from the other presentations, this talk focused on how to get the maximum value out of present methods, rather than introducing new molecular-based technology.
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