Antibiotics and the lung

Symposium
Chairs: W. Boersma (Alkmaar, The Netherlands), R. Cosentini (Milan, Italy)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to become more familiar with the basic pharmacological principles of antibiotic treatment. New developments of antibiotic drugs and principles of treatment will be discussed extensively.

Intrapulmonary penetration of antimicrobials and implications in treatment of lower respiratory tract infections M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy)
Antibiotic switch therapy in lower respiratory tract infections J. Ramirez (Louisville, Ky, United States of America)
Do we need new antibiotics? T. Welte (Hanover, Germany)
Inhaled antibiotics: a new tool? D. Bilton (London, United Kingdom)