ERS International Congress 2021: highlights from the Respiratory Infections Assembly.

The European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021 took place virtually for the second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Congress programme featured more than 400 sessions and 3000 abstract presentations, covering the entire field of respiratory science and medicine. In this article, early career members of the Respiratory Infections Assembly summarise a selection of sessions across a broad range of topics, including presentations on bronchiectasis, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis and COVID-19.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: K.L. Horton reports receiving grants or contracts from a National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Wessex Medical Research joint PhD studentship, and was a member of the advisory board for Better Experimental Approaches to Treat PCD, a European Respiratory Society Clinical Research Collaboration; all disclosures made outside the submitted work. M.J. McDonnell reports receiving consulting fees by Bayer Pharmaceuticals for the Bronchiectasis Legacy Programme, honoraria received for lectures given at international events, and travel grants received from the Irish Thoracic Society and Newcastle University for attendance at European Respiratory Society Meetings; all disclosures made outside the submitted work. L. Perea reports receiving grants or contracts from an ERS Long-Term Research Fellowship outside the submitted work. M.R. Loebinger reports receiving consulting fees from Insmed, Parion, Astra Zeneca, Grifols and Armata; personal payments received for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Insmed and Grifols; and participation on data safety monitoring or advisory boards for Redhill, Biontech, SAB and Sage. The author is also ERS Group Chair. All disclosures made outside the submitted work. The remaining authors have nothing to disclose.
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