Highlights in respiratory infections

Symposium
Chairs: S. Ewig (Bochum, Germany), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), K. Dheda (Capetown, South Africa)
Aims: The audience will take away from the session answers to the question "how to approach different patient types with different respiratory infections?".

Macrolides have a role in respiratory infections beyond their antimicrobial activity? E. Giamarellos-Bourboulis (Athens, Greece)
How to approach a patient with CA-MRSA pneumonia G. Dimopoulos (Athens, Greece)
Respiratory infections in the elderly A. Liapikou (Athens, Greece)