Annual Congress Vienna 2012

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New ATS/ERS recommendations for bronchoprovocation challenge testing

Symposium
Chairs: B. Culver (Washington, United States of America), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)
Aims: Bronchial challenge tests are one of the main diagnostic tests for asthma. There is, however, a lack of standardisation in this field (e.g. which nebuliser/protocols to use when performing a metacholine-challenge test). Meanwhile, new developments (like mannitol) are already being used in clinical practice but are not included in the existing guidelines. This Task Force will present up-to-date guidelines in the field of direct and indirect bronchial challenge testing.

Mannitol: a new development in challenge testing J.D. Leuppi (Basel, Switzerland)
Indication, interpretation and clinical utility of bronchoprovocation testing P. Enright (Tucson, United States of America)