The Infection Network is focussing on baseline recruitment as part of a non-interventional umbrella master study protocol that bundles various infection areas under a common study design. The baseline cohort follows a broad recruitment strategy across five modules: Bloodstream Infections, Emerging Infections, Respiratory Infections, Gastrointestinal Infections and Central Nervous System (CNS) Infections. In addition, cross-sectional areas on infections in immunocompromised patients and infections in emergency and intensive care medicine are integrated. The targeted and dynamic prioritisation of certain pathogens and clinical pictures from these areas can be carried out as required by a decision of the responsible committees of the Infections Network.

The sites of the Infection Network have all the necessary organisational, personnel and technical requirements to carry out further infection studies from phase II and beyond, in accordance with the Clinical Trial and Medical Device Regulation, effectively and with quality assurance.