Research Excellence Award in Respiratory Infections
Sponsored by Cellestis
Yuji Watanuki (Yokohama, Japan)

with an abstract entitled "Effects of pneumococcal vaccine in patients with chronic respiratory disease"
Roumiana K. Markova (Sofia, Bulgaria)

with an abstract entitled "Monitoring the efficacy of anti-TB therapy by using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold in tube test"