Methods for improving diagnostics and strain typing

• 1 • Association between sexually transmitted infections and female reproductive tract diseases: findings from a case-control study in Southeast China > W-T. Wen-Tyng KANG (Fujian) • 1536 • Metagenomic DNA sequencing for semi-quantitative pathogen detection from urine: a prospective clinical proof-of-concept study > V. Victoria A. JANES (Amsterdam) • 1789 • Analysis of non-typhoid <em>Salmonella</em> using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy allows prediction of clinically relevant serogroups and serotypes > M. María Del Rosario ALMELA-FERRER (Vitoria-Gasteiz) • 1955 • Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales typing by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy analysis: is a real-time epidemiological investigation possible? > M. Maurizio SANGUINETTI (Rome) • 1984 • Investigation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry as a tool for assessing the genetic diversity of <em>Campylobacter jejuni</em>: a One Health approach > M. Maureen FEUCHEROLLES (Belvaux) • 2133 • A deep learning model for <em>Mycobacterium abscessus</em> complex subspecies identification with MALDI-TOF MS > A. Alexandre GODMER (Paris) • 2212 • Typing of <em>Listeria monocytogenes</em> by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy > M. Marian AWAD (Bremen) • 2470 • Molecular characterisation of a <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em> (KPC) outbreak from the intensive care unit (ICU) of an Italian COVID-19 hospital > F. Federica CAVIGLIA (Alessandria) • 2512 • Metagenomic analysis of the differential impact of ridinilazole and vancomycin on the gut microbiota in a phase II study > E. Esther DUPERCHY (Abingdon) • 2850 • Fast and direct bacterial identification from synovial and ascitic fluids inoculated in blood culture bottles by MALDI-TOF MS for better management of infected patients > R. Raymond RUIMY (Nice) • 2884 • Digital integration of the rapid Vivalytic Analyser for the transfer of data of analytical results and quality assurance compliant with the guidelines of the German Medical Association (RiLiB&auml;k) > C. Chantal GITELMAN (Berlin) • 3076 • Analysis of vaginal microbiota of infertile patients undergoing treatment in Japan > A. Asami MATSUMOTO (Saitama-Shi) • 3242 • Improving group B <em>Streptococcus</em> detection in pregnant women at the Maternity School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > T. Tatiana PINTO (Rio De Janeiro) • 3730 • Pathogen detection by metagenomic next-generation sequencing during neutropaenic fever in patients with haematological malignancies > E. Eduard SCHULZ (Graz) • 3993 • Impact of a multiplex molecular respiratory panel on antibiotic prescription and clinical management of immunocompromised adults with acute respiratory tract infections: a retrospective before-after study > S. Silvina BERGESE (Buenos Aires) • 4428 • Evaluation of the Alinity™ m STI Assay on genital and extragenital samples > T. Thibaut PONCIN (Paris) • 4526 • Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for real-time strain typing of clinical isolates of <em>Klebsiella</em><em> pneumoniae</em> and <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em> and the rapid detection of bacterial outbreaks > I. Ignasi ROCA SUBIRA (Barcelona) • 456 • Successful transition from phenotypic to <em>in silico </em>serotyping of <em>Salmonella</em> and <em>Escherichia coli</em> for accredited use for diagnostics and surveillance > M. Maaike J.C. VAN DEN BELD (Bilthoven) • 471 • Early growth detection and identification of urinary tract infection pathogens > B. Brandon PFROMMER (Sparks, Md) • 85 • Pilot evaluation of machine learning for the classification of <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae </em>PCV-13 serotypes from non-PCV13 serotypes based on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis > J. Jonathan ZINTGRAFF (Buenos Aires)