Abstract
The first Joint British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Japanese Societies Scientific Meeting was held June 7-9, 2001 in Edinburgh, Scotland, giving Japanese and European researchers a chance to meet and exchange information on antimicrobials. This report details the progress made at this meeting. The sessions dealt with chronic respiratory diseases, focusing on diffuse panbronchiolitis, chronic bronchitis, and bronchiectasis. Reports on the latest findings triggered lively discussions in epidemiology, pathogen resistance, clinical trials and guideline development. This report gives an overview of the proceedings in each session.
