PG9 How to optimise antibiotic use in respiratory infections

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: H. Lode (Berlin, Germany), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy)
Aims: To train participants in the correct use of antibiotic therapy in patients with lower respiratory tract infections.
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ADULT: A.1 Structure and function of the respiratory system, B.3 Non-TB respiratory infections.

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Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic issues in respiratory infections A. Dalhoff (Kiel, Germany)
Antibiotic use in special populations: renal failure and the obese patient F. Scaglione (Milan, Italy)
Antibiotics in the critically ill and septic patient F. Pea (Udine, Italy)
Inhaled antibiotic therapy M. Loebinger (London, United Kingdom)