Organizing Committee Member
Karl Weiss
Chief
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Dr.Karl Weiss Chief,Division of Infectious Diseases) SMBD-JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL- Professor of Medicine, McGill University Department of Medicine Division of Medical Microbiology
Research Area
•Investigation of infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease •Epidemiological study of the bacterial resistance of respiratory pathogens in Quebec • Molecular analysis of the resistance of S. pneumoniae to macrolides and fluoroquinolones • Clinical Implications of Bacterial Resistance • Clinical trials in respiratory infections • Clostridium difficile infections