Important changes in the management of tuberculosis

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Chairs: K. Dheda (Cape Town, South Africa), M. Sester (Homburg (Saar), Germany)
Aims: New developments in translational research are having a significant impact on the clinical management of TB. This session will give attendees an idea of the future and how we will eventually be able to eradicate TB.

When will genetic testing replace standard drug susceptibility testing? D. Cirillo (Milano (MI), Italy)
ERS/ECDC updated European Union standards of tuberculosis care M. van der Werf (Stockholm, Sweden)
Can we predict who will develop TB among those with a positive interferon-? release assay (IGRA)? G. Bothamley (London, United Kingdom)