title: [CAPNETZ. The competence network for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)].
abstract: CAPNETZ is a medical competence network for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), which was funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research. It has accomplished seminal work on pneumonia over the last 15 years. A unique infrastructure was established which has so far allowed us to recruit and analyze more than 11,000 patients. The CAPNETZ cohort is the largest cohort worldwide and the results obtained relate to all relevant aspects of CAP management (epidemiology, risk stratification via biomarkers or clinical scores, pathogen spectrum, pathogen resistance, antibiotic management, prevention and health care research). Results were published in more than 150 journals and informed the preparation and update of the national S3-guideline. CAPNETZ was also the foundation for further networks like the Pneumonia Research Network on Genetic Resistance and Susceptibility for the Evolution of Severe Sepsis) (PROGRESS), the Systems Medicine of Community Acquired Pneumonia Network (CAPSyS) and SFB-TR84 (Sonderforschungsbereich - Transregio 84). The main recipients (Charité Berlin, University Clinic Ulm and the Hannover Medical School) founded the CAPNETZ foundation and transferred all data and materials rights to this foundation. Moreover, the ministry granted the CAPNETZ foundation the status of being eligible to apply for research proposals and receive research funds. Since 2013 the CAPNETZ foundation has been an associated member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL). Thus, a solid foundation has been set up for CAPNETZ to continue its success story.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik - Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Charité Campus Virchow Klinikum, Campus Mitte und Campus Benjamin Franklin, Augustenburgerplatz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland. norbert.suttorp@charite.de.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suttorp
authors.affiliation: Pneumologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Welte
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marre
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stenger
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pletz
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Lübeck, Lübeck, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Pneumologie, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Deutschland.
authors.forename: Hartwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schütte
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pneumologie, Universitätsklinikum Maastricht, Maastricht, Niederlande.
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rohde
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005582:Foundations / Q000458:organization & administration; D005858:Germany; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Biomarker; Community acquired pneumonia (CAP); Competence network; Foundation; Health services research