Community-acquired respiratory tract infections: where do we stand in 2021, ECCMID 2021

Educational Workshop, 12 July 2021

Chairs: Murat AKOVA (Ankara, Turkey), Herman GOOSSENS (Antwerp, Belgium)

Aims: Respiratory tract infections are one of the most common diseases in the outpatient setting. Their importance in terms of early diagnosis and treatment have gained an increased importance during COVID-19 pandemic. This session will address clinical algorithms for diagnosis and treatment as well as pharmacoecononomic perspectives from a public health standpoint. The attendees of this session will be knowledgable about the evidence based management of community-acquired respiratory tract infections including the role of early diagnosis and treatment including the economical aspects of enhanced testing strategies.

Introduction
H. GOOSSENS (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Evidence-based clinical algorithms for CAP: where do we stand?
E. POLVERINO (Barcelona, Spain)
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Economic aspects of enhanced testing strategies for respiratory diseases
M. POSTMA (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Impact of appropriate diagnostics on the management of respiratory tract infections
S. MALHOTRA-KUMAR (Antwerp, Belgium)
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