Pasteur Courses

Tuberculosis

This two-week course is aimed at clinical microbiologists, medical doctors, veterinarians, directors of mycobacteriology laboratories, pharmacists and research scientists wishing to acquire an up-to-date knowledge on tuberculosis (TB), molecular methods for diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing (conventional culture-based and molecular), new treatment regimens and epidemiology.

Practical Information

  • 2 weeks
  • June 7, 2027 - June 18, 2027
  • Institut Pasteur
  • English

Contacts

tuberculosis@pasteur.fr

Registration

  • Deadline : March 15, 2027
  • Attendees : 24

Accreditations:

  • University Diploma (DU) - Université Paris Cité
  • Institut Pasteur Diploma
  • Credits for the Advanced Master degree in Global Health within the Pasteur-Cnam-EHESP School of Public Health
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Description

This full-time course consists of lectures by international scientists and a practical training workshop. The language of the lectures and practical training is English, but assistance can be provided for French speakers during the practical sessions.

Lectures will cover:  history of tuberculosis (TB); global epidemiology and societal impact; pathophysiology and immune response in TB; molecular epidemiology and evolution of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; TB vaccines; HIV co-infection and association with diabetes; paediatric TB; mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics; methods for diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing, both culture-based and molecular; AI and computer-assisted diagnosis of chest Xrays; treatments including multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB.

The practical workshop will focus on training in TB diagnostic methods, including conventional (smear-staining and culture) and molecular (NAATs, NGS-based, etc) methods. Bioinformatics workshops will enable sequencing analysis into the genomic determinants of antibiotic resistance and typing. There will also be an introduction to NGS methods (amplicon-based or whole genome-based).  

 Testimonial 2024-2025 Students and Director Philippe Morand

                 

 

                   

 

 

 

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Directors

MORAND Philippe - Université Paris Cité - APHP.Centre (Hôpital Cochin)

Members of the course committee

CHERIET Samia - Institut Pasteur
DORRELL Francesca - Institut Pasteur
GICQUEL Brigitte - Institut Pasteur
HERRMANN Jean-Louis - Hôpital Raymond Poincaré - Université de Versailles
LEQUEUTRE Isabelle - Institut Pasteur
MORAND Philippe - Université Paris Cité - APHP.Centre (Hôpital Cochin)
PONTICELLI Virginie - Institut Pasteur
SALA Monica - Institut Pasteur