Paediatric respiratory diseases
Respiratory critical care
Respiratory infections
Symposium
Prevention of tuberculosis
Clinical
Aims : to present the latest evidence on the use of immunodiagnostic methods (interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) and tuberculin skin test) and preventive therapies for best clinical practice to prevent tuberculosis in adults.
Target audience :
Adult pulmonologist/Clinician, Clinical researcher, General practitioner, Medical Student, Medical Technical Assistant, Nurse, Respiratory critical care physician, Paediatrician, Patient, Radiologist, Scientist (basic, translational), Respiratory therapist, Journalist
Methods :
Epidemiology, General respiratory patient care, Public health
08:30
Patient's perspective
R. Scognamiglio(Milan, Italy)
COI
1
4175
08:35
How we prevent transmission once the case has been identified
C. Magis-Escurra(Nijmegen, Netherlands)
COI
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Description
2
4176
08:50
IGRAs or tuberculosis skin test? How do they compare for identification of individuals at risk of developing tuberculosis?
F. Saluzzo(Milano, Italy)
COI
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Description
3
4177
09:05
Effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive therapy by age and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status
I. Abubakar(London, United Kingdom)
COI
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Description
4
4178
09:20
The global roadmap for a new tuberculosis vaccine
H. McShane(Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom)
COI
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Description
5
4179
09:35
Discussion and Q&A
6
4180
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