Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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PG7 TB and MDR-/XDR-TB: what is new in diagnosis, treatment and follow-up (TB PAN-NET)

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: D. Cirillo (Milan, Italy), G. Rohde (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Aims: This course is part of the TB PAN-NET FP7 EU funded project. The aim of this course is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art of MDR-/XDR-TB management in terms of new diagnosis techniques and treatment options.

HERMES module links: ADULT - A.1 Structure and function of the respiratory system, B.1 Airway diseases, B.4 Tuberculosis, C.1 Symptoms and Signs, D.2 Other procedures, D.3 Procedures performed collaboratively, E.1 Treatment modalities and prevention measures, F Core generic abilities, H. Knowledge of associated fields relevant to adult respiratory medicine, I. Further areas relevant to respiratory medicine.

From traditional bacteriology to rapid molecular methods: the revolution is going on K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa)
Exercise on how to include the new rapid methods into diagnostic algorithms G. Sotgiu (Sassari, Italy)
Evidence provided by recent meta-analyses on treatment: what is new? G.B. Migliori (Tradate, Italy)
MDR-/XDR-TB: what are the unresolved problems in the clinical management? J-P. Zellweger (Fribourg, Switzerland)