Fight to antimicrobial resistance: the role of new diagnostics
Respiratory medicine meets other disciplinesChairs: E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Sotgiu (Sassari, Italy)
Aims: to present the appropriate use and development of diagnostic tools for respiratory infections, which are one of most valuable tools to reduce the occurrence of antimicrobial resistances; to review major advances in diagnostic tests for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and the expected impact on epidemiology and health economics and clinical perspective.