Update in Infectious Diseases 2018.

VIII Updating Course of Antimicrobials and Infectious Diseases has reviewed useful microbiological, epidemiological and clinical aspects for a current approach of infectious pathology. Present manuscript summarizes a chronicle about the main infection related meetings during 2017 (ECCMID, IAS, ASM and ID Week). In addition, the course proposed a practical approach for understanding different type of pathogens and our selected topics this year were the epidemiology of bacterial nosocomial infection, a practical approach to Clostridium difficile infection patients, a two year selection of the top ten papers about fungal infection and an update in fungal biofilms.

[Residents, duties and burnout syndrome].

Objectives: To investigate the degree of burnout among resident physicians of a university hospital and the factors associated with it.

Materials And Methods: Maslach burnout Inventory (MBI) was sent to all residents, which assesses emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Burnout exists when high degree of emotional exhaustion or depersonalization are obtained.