Highlights of the 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

specialists, epidemiologists, research scientists, and other health care professionals from around the world gathered (from December 16 to December 19, 2001) to hear the latest developments in the surveillance, control, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases at the 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Chicago, Illinois. Major areas of interest included improved short-term treatment options for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and acute sinusitis, an effective approach for treating difficult-to-treat nosocomial infections in hospital, a potent antibiotic combination for resistant bacteremias, a novel recombinant human protein for the treatment of severe sepsis, a more effective method to treat genital herpes, and new treatment regimens to improve antiretroviral therapy. Listed below are highlights of some of these presentations.