International Conference “Urogenital Infections and Tuberculosis” in Novosibirsk, Russia, Has Opened New Perspectives in the Fight against Tuberculosis

Ekaterina Kulchavenya,Irina Felker,Elena Brizhatyuk

doi:10.3390/antibiotics3020121

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Abstract

The first International Conference “Urogenital Infections and Tuberculosis” was held in Novosibirsk 24–26 October 2013. Three hundred and twelve delegates from 73 cities in 16 countries took part in the conference. Actual problems of urogenital tract infection (UTI) including tuberculosis (TB) as a specific infection were discussed, including: nosocomial infections in urology, various aspects of prostate biopsy, epidemiology and diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis, gender and age related characteristics of urinary tract infections, and male infertility, etc.

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The meeting of the European Section of Infection in Urology (ESIU)/EuropeanAssociation of Urology (EAU) board at the annual EAU Congress in Paris in 2013 had decided to organize the Conference on Urogenital Tuberculosis (UGTB) in a region with a high prevalence of this disease
University are well-known for their studies in this field, and Siberia is an epidemic region of TB, Novosibirsk was chosen as a place for this Conference
The meeting was organized as a joint event between several medical associations: The European Section of Infection in Urology (ESIU)/European

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The meeting of the ESIU/EAU board at the annual EAU Congress in Paris in 2013 had decided to organize the Conference on Urogenital Tuberculosis (UGTB) in a region with a high prevalence of this disease. The official opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Public Health of the Novosibirsk region, Professor Leonid Shaplygin (Figure 1), and the Director of the Novosibirsk TB Research Institute, Head of the TB Department in Novosibirsk State Medical University, Professor Vladimir Krasnov. On the first day of the conference, participants were able to attend sections dedicated to the following topics: bladder leukoplakia, kidney stones, and the problem of non-specific cystitis, chronic prostatitis, and sexually transmitted infections. On the second day of the Congress, the followings topics were discussed: current issues of nosocomial infections in urology, various aspects of prostate biopsy, epidemiology and diagnosis of urogenital tuberculosis, gender and age related characteristics of urinary tract infections, and male infertility. Possibilities of minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures in urology, as well as modern methods of drainage of the urinary tract and wounds were demonstrated to the audience

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