Course Overview

The GRACE project is designed around the broad theme of controlling antibiotic resistance in the context of community respiratory infections, since these are the major targets for much antibiotic prescribing. The complex nature of lower respiratory tract infections is reflected in the various diseases, syndromes, microbial pathogens and host responses. As such, these infections are responsible for much morbidity and the use of healthcare resources which in turn have significant economic implications.

This workshop provides in a shared session an overview on host-pathogen interactions in the lung and focuses subsequently in two parallel sessions either on the bacteriology of respiratory tract infections or on the epidemiology and the economic impact of common respiratory infections.