The 14th Meeting of the International Society of Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Diseases (ISPPD) is dedicated to to the exchange, advancement, and dissemination of the latest discoveries in basic science.
Topics
- Pathogen Ecology
- Biofilms in the Pathogenesis of Acute/Chronic Pneumonia
- Carriage/Colonisation
- Pneumococcal Vaccine Serotypes in the Post-PCV Era
- Pathogen Interactions (Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites)/Microbiome
- Basic Sciences
- Conventional and Molecular Microbiology
- Immunology, Pathogenesis, Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Genomics, Transmission and Molecular Epidemiology
- Vaccines - Development, Strategies and Impact
- Vaccine Programs in Infants and Adults
- New Vaccines and Regulatory Processes
- Vaccine Dosing Schedules
- Impact of Vaccines on Disease or Carriage
- Clinical Sciences and Pneumonia
- Disease in High-Risk Groups Including Co-Morbidities
- Disease Burden in Infants, Children/Youth, and Adults
- Treatment and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Patterns
- Morbidity and Mortality (Complications, Sequelae)
- Co-Infections
- Diagnostics and Point-of-Care Tests
- Population Sciences
- Knowledge Translation and Public Health Policy
- Economics of Disease and Prevention
- Global Pneumonia and Pneumococcal Disease Control: Lessons from Epidemics, Outbreaks and Special Settings
- Reaching Vulnerable Populations
- Non-Vaccine Interventions to Reduce the Burden and/or Mortality of Pneumonia and/or Pneumococcal Disease
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Disease Control, Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
