• Medical_Professionals
• Medical_students
• Nurses

It is with great honor and excitement to invite you to the 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9 - 12 April 2016. We are looking forward to bringing the world’s leading experts and innovative research to ECCMID. The Programme Committee is preparing keynote lectures, symposium, educational workshops and meet-the-expert sessions on parallel tracks, covering the latest developments in the field of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology.

We look forward to seeing you, along with thousands of your colleagues from around the globe in Istanbul.

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

General Submission Guidelines

1. Abstracts may be submitted online only. Abstracts submitted via fax or email will not be accepted.

2. All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English using UK English spelling.

3. Abstracts must contain original material neither published nor presented elsewhere prior to 9 April 2016.

4. Please use the abstract template (to be published in August) and structure your abstract using the following headings:

Background

Materials/methods

Results

Conclusion

Text: The text shall be formatted in Arial font size 10.

Tables: Authors can include a maximum of 1 table (of up to 10 rows x 10 columns) per abstract. Words within the table count into the total of the maximum words allowed.

Pictures/Graphs: Authors can include a maximum of 1 picture/graph.

5. Abstract titles must be submitted according to the general rules stated under point 7. This includes any special characters and special words that need to be capitalized or in italics. Abstract titles will be proofread.

6. The abstract text may not be longer than maximum 450 words.

7. Spelling Guidelines: The International System of Units (SI) should be used wherever appropriate. Genus and species names should be written in full on first mention and then abbreviated on subsequent mention.

         The following general rules apply (examples in brackets):

Systematic names (genus, family and higher orders): capitalized (Chlamydia, Enterobacteriaceae, Picornaviridae).

Non-English expressions: non-English expressions in English texts are written in italics, e.g. force majeure, in vitro/in vivo, ad hoc, ex officio

Taxonomic names: are to be italicized, e.g. Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile.

Non-systematic names (e.g. plural): lower case (Group A streptococci, mycobacteria, chlamydiae).

Generic drug names: lower case (penicillin).

Avoid using brand names; if needed: capitalized with trademark symbol (Rocephin®).

Diseases and viruses: lower case (hepatitis, herpes zoster, herpesvirus, West Nile virus).

Please observe standard English grammar rules including a space after full stops and commas.

Only common abbreviations can be used without definition.

Guidelines for Authors

8. Authors should indicate their presentation preference. The following possibilities are available:

Oral or (e)Poster presentation (1-4)

(e)Poster only (2-4)

ePoster viewing only (4)

1 Oral Presentations

The programme will feature two types of oral presentation sessions: 1-hour (5 speakers; 12 minutes per speaker including discussion) and 2-hour (10 speakers; 12 minutes per speaker including discussion). These sessions are put together by the Programme Committee from the best scored abstracts. This is the highest category of an abstract presentation. These sessions are chaired by two experts of the field.

Prof Murat Akova
Dept. of Infectious Diseases
Hacettepe University
School of Medicine Sihhiye
Ankara, Turkey

ESCMID President

Prof Murat Akova

Dept. of Infectious Diseases

Hacettepe University

School of Medicine Sihhiye

Ankara, Turkey

ECCMID Programme Director

Prof. Dr.  Winfried V. Kern 

University Hospital

Center for Infectious Diseases & Travel Medicine

Freiburg, Germany

Congress Venue