Annual Congress Barcelona 2010

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High-priority questions on airway infections in diseases seen in children and adults

Symposium
Chairs: N. G. Papadopoulos (Athens, Greece), T. Ferkol (St. Louis, United States of America)
Aims: The audience will learn about new therapeutic possibilities with special emphasis on four diseases that most of the paediatric and adult pulmonologists meet in daily practice.
After the symposium the audience will:
- be updated on paediatric aspects of tuberculosis, including current guidelines for treatment and prevention
- get an insight into antibiotic therapies for infections seen in cystic fibrosis
- discuss alternative therapeutic options for bacterial infections in asthma
- have a better understanding on MRSA, therapeutic aspects, risks and prevention.

Paediatric tuberculosis B. Kampmann (London, United Kingdom)
Treatment strategies for cystic fibrosis: what's in the pipeline? A. Smyth (Notthingham, United Kingdom)
Bacterial infections and indications for treatment with antibiotics in paediatric asthma? M. Korppi (Tampere, Finland)