title: Multicenter, multinational observational studies: a new approach to studying community-acquired pneumonia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 323 East Chestnut, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. j.ramirez@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents