Date: May 12 and 13, 2016
Place: IPK

General topics:
Leptospirosis
– Algorithm for the serological diagnosis.
–    Molecular diagnosis from serum.
Syphilis
– Conventional and reverse diagnosis algorithm.
–    Molecular diagnosis.
–    Molecular characterization of T. pallidum.
–    Detection of macrolide resistance in T. pallidum.
–    Laboratory strategy for the diagnosis of syphilis and congenital syphilis.
Borreliosis
– Interpretation of laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease and case definition.
–    Artificial infection of ticks with borrelias.
–    Ticks dissection