As the organizers, we are truly honored to welcome our colleagues from all over the world to Beijing, China participating in the 13th Asia-Pacific Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (13th APCCMI; formerly Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases, WPCCID), which will be held from October 25 to 28, 2012.
    Even with great development in economy and social changes in Asia, countries within the region still need to face threats from various infectious diseases. By taking such great opportunity to host the 13th APCCMI, we sincerely hope to provide the channels to demonstrate and share the progress that all specialists have achieved, link resources in chemotherapy and infectious diseases and most importantly, to learn from our colleagues around the world.