13th annual conference of clinical infectious diseases inaugurated

DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi inaugurated the 13^th annual Conference of Clinical Infectious Diseases Society at Chennai Trade Centre.  Dr Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals and Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, MSSRF were Guest of Honours. The three-day conference is attended by experts from the medical fraternity covered a vigorous exchange of knowledge and research on developments in the Infectious Diseases field. The conference, an annual affair, focuses on a variety of critical themes such as hospital infection control and Hospital Acquired Infections, collaboration with other specialties in infection control, critical care in infectious diseases and the role of vaccination in infection control and case-based approaches. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, well-known scientist and Chief of the M S Swaminathan Scientific Research Foundation delivered a plenary lecture on TB in India: Past, Present and Future. The conference also features interactive sessions on exciting topics