Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) Observatory

First published 15/07/2024

Last updated 28/01/2026

Data source

Human

Administrative healthcare records (e.g., claims)

Diagnostic tests or procedures reimbursement

Disease registry

Drug registry

Emergency care discharge records

Hospital discharge records

Hospital inpatient records

Hospital outpatient visit records

Pharmacy dispensing records

Registration with healthcare system

Specialist ambulatory care records

Vaccination registry

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The data source contains the following information

Disease information Does the data source collect information with a focus on a specific disease? This might be a patient registry or other similar initiatives.: Yes

Disease details: Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Influenza
Adenovirus infection
Rhinovirus infection
Human metapneumovirus test
Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 test

Disease details, other: RSV, Parainfluenza virus (PIV), Adenovirus, Rhinovirus, Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV), SARS-CoV-2, Pneumococcal infections

Rare diseases Are rare diseases captured? In the European Union a rare disease is one that affects no more than 5 people in 10,000.: No

Pregnancy and/or neonates Does the data source collect information on pregnant women and/or neonatal subpopulation (under 28 days of age)?: No

Hospital admission and/or discharge: Yes

ICU admission Is information on intensive care unit admission available?: Yes

Cause of death: Not Captured

Prescriptions of medicines: Captured

Dispensing of medicines: Captured

Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) Is information on advanced therapy medicinal products included? A medicinal product for human use that is either a gene therapy medicinal product, a somatic cell therapy product or a tissue engineered products as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 [Reg (EC) No 1394/2007 Art 1(1)].: Yes

Contraception Is information on the use of any type of contraception (oral, injectable, devices etc.) available?: No

Indication for use Does the data source capture information on the therapeutic indication for the use of medicinal products?: Captured

Indication vocabulary: ICD-10

Medical devices Is information on medicinal devices (e.g., pens, syringes, inhalers) available?: Yes

Administration of vaccines: No

Procedures Does the data source capture information on procedures (e.g., diagnostic tests, therapeutic, surgical interventions)?: Captured

Procedures vocabulary: ICD-10

Not coded (Free text)

Clinical measurements Is information on clinical measurements (e.g., BMI, blood pressure, height) available?: Yes

Healthcare provider Is information on the person providing healthcare (e.g., physician, pharmacist, specialist) available? The healthcare provider refers to individual health professionals or a health facility organisation licensed to provide health care diagnosis and treatment services including medication, surgery and medical devices.: Yes

Genetic data Are data related to genotyping, genome sequencing available?: Not Captured

Biomarker data Does the data source capture biomarker information? The term “biomarker” refers to a broad subcategory of medical signs ( objective indications of medical state observed from outside the patient), which can be measured accurately and reproducibly. For example, haematological assays, infectious disease markers or metabolomic biomarkers.: Captured

Patient-reported outcomes Is information on patient-reported outcomes (e.g., quality of life) available?: No

Patient-generated data Is patient-generated information (e.g., from wearable devices) available?: No

Units of healthcare utilisation Are units of healthcare utilisation (e.g., number of visits to GP per year, number of hospital days) available or can they be derived? Units of healthcare utilisation refer to the quantification of the use of services for the purpose of preventing or curing health problems.: Yes

Unique identifier for persons Are patients uniquely identified in the data source?: Yes

Diagnostic codes: Captured

Diagnosis / medical event vocabulary: ICD-10

Not coded (Free text)

Medicinal product information: Captured

Medicinal product information collected: Brand name

Dosage regime

Route of administration

Quality of life measurements: Not Captured

Lifestyle factors: Not Captured

Sociodemographic information: Captured

Sociodemographic information collected: Age

Sex

Socioeconomic status