New therapies for chronic respiratory infections

Symposium
Chairs: Montserrat Vendrell (Girona, Spain), Timothy Aksamit (Rochester, United States of America)
Aims: The aim of this session is to give the audience a general overview of the new therapies for chronic respiratory infections, including antibiotic therapy for patients with bronchiectasis and the new drugs for non-tuberculous mycobacteria and COPD.

Managing chronic infection in COPD patients Menno M. van der Eerden (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria Michael Loebinger (London, United Kingdom)