Infection
Symposium
Respiratory infections in high-income countries: old challenges and new threats
preceded by Ceremony for the ERS Research Award: Innovation in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Science and Medicine
Aims : This symposium will highlight and discuss new developments in respiratory infectious disease prevention and control in the European Union. The focus will be on tuberculosis, influenza, legionella, and new emerging respiratory infections. Specific objectives are to inform the audience about the epidemiology of respiratory infectious diseases, and to present and discuss new guidelines for preventing and controlling respiratory infectious diseases.
Target audience :
Allied health professional, Clinician, Epidemiologist, Fellow, General practitioner, Junior member, Microbiologist, Nurse, Paediatrician, Patient, Public health official, Pulmonologist, Researcher, Respiratory physician, Scientist, TB specialist, Trainee
08:30
Ceremony for ERS Research Award: Innovation in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Science and Medicine
J. van Ingen(Nijmegen, Netherlands)
COI
F. Ringshausen(Hannover, Germany)
COI
1
4762
08:40
Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
D. Cirillo(Milano (MI), Italy)
COI
2
4763
09:07
Opportunities and challenges in whole genome sequencing for TB prevention and control
F. Drobniewski(London, United Kingdom)
COI
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Description
3
4764
09:34
The role of the microbiome in the clinical management of respiratory infections
E. VON MUTIUS(Muenchen, Germany)
COI
4
4765
10:01
Antibiotic stewardship in respiratory infections
C. Mcnulty(London, United Kingdom)
COI
5
4766
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