Multicenter, multinational observational studies: a new approach to studying community-acquired pneumonia

Respir Care Clin N Am. 2005 Mar;11(1):35-44. doi: 10.1016/j.rcc.2004.10.011.

Abstract

Using the Internet, it is possible to perform multicenter international projects easier, faster, and less expensive than in the past. Making large international databases available to investigators from around the world will greatly expand the possibilities to obtain new knowledge in the areas of community-acquired pneumo-nia (CAP) research and quality. By closing the gap between clinical research and clinical practice, the management of patients with CAP will improve worldwide.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents*
  • Biomedical Research / standards*
  • Biomedical Research / trends
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • International Cooperation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents