Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Saturday, 01.09.2012
Sunday, 02.09.2012
Monday, 03.09.2012
Tuesday, 04.09.2012
Wednesday, 05.09.2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.

Infection control of respiratory pathogens

Symposium
Chairs: J. Zayas (Edmonton, Canada), C. Lange (Borstel, Germany)
Aims: The audience will become familiar with the risk of transmission of respiratory pathogens under different circumstances and with optimal infection control policies. These include influenza, emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria in the ICU and the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In addition, the concept of antibiotic stewardship will be presented.

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Influenza viruses: risks and prevention of their transmission A. Nicoll (Stockholm, Sweden)
Infection control: a priority to stop the nosocomial spread of MDR-/XDR-TB C. Popa (Bucharest, Romania)
Antibiotic stewardship S. Lemmen (Aachen, Germany)