Bahrain will host a major summit on clinical microbiology and infectious diseases next Saturday.

The Bahrain Conference of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, organised by the BDF Medical Services and the Health Ministry, is being held at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa.

Physicians with different subspecialities, nurses and all other health allied staff with an interest in infectious diseases and infection prevention and control will attend, said a spokesman.

Internal medicine physicians, general practitioners, surgeons, public health professionals and pharmacists will be among the 200 delegates taking part.

The event will be held from 8.30am to 5.30pm. – TradeArabia News Service